The next step is the one I have been puting off. The elevator servo and linkage. The position of the rear cutouts for the pushrod is critical for a straight run to the elevator horns. It also means cutting into the fuse and hopefully not messing things up I first want to check how much leeway I may have for placement of the servo and tray in regards to balance point. I want to see if I need weight as far foward as possible or will placing it back by the rudder servo be OK. I also want to get an idea of how much weight I can get away with for the battery packs. The Thunder Power packs are still the lightest available but there are several newer packs with higher C ratings that are a bit heavier now available. Falcon packs even come with a 6 month warranty. The Flightpower web site is also announcing a 30C battery. So I made up a couple of mock TP batteries to get a better idea of where I am at present in regards to weight and balance. Balsa boxes filled with pennies did the trick

Stuart