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Old 05-02-2006 | 09:38 PM
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Default RE: Problems with Seagull Extra 300S

If I balance it where the black stripes are on mine, it will move the CG back even farther and make it even more tail heavy.

I'm going to try moving it forward 1" and see how that does. What really shocks me is that even with it being a little tailheavy with the tank empty, it should be nose heavy with 14 oz of fuel in it.

ORIGINAL: joesabido

Hey Connery,

I have one (I LOVE it), there are black stripes in the wing, I use them as reference for balancing.

Just turn the plane upside down and ask someone to put their finger under the black stripe at the end of the wing, you do the same (on the other wing of course ) and lift it.

It should give you an idea of the CG location.

The manual calls for 4cms (about 1 1/2 in) at the wingtips.

Joseph