Bruce:

Tha pattern isn't plaid? I was hoping for a clan tartan, giving an excuse to increase the Scotch in my blood. One drink at a time.

Dutch roll goes right back to my suggestion, lo these many posts ago, about increasing the empennage area.

I too have tried to learn more about these nasty machines, I used to catch a ration from my CO about bugging the line crew, he said an O-2 had no business trying to be an E-5. But I had a D**n good ground crew, we got along very well.

What leads me even further toward a radio problem is Dago saying it flew well at first, and progressively got worse. (Pardon the unintended rhyme) I really don't think he would have soaked up enough fuel to alter the wt/balance that badly. And the radio never cures itself.

Comment?

The plane tends to Dutch roll, almost as bad as hitting a pole.

Bill.