RE: Why do the flaps hang down when the plane is off?
John,
I like that balance weight, and the float attach. Got another pic of the plane on the floats? I've had to balance control surfaces on a full scale and it's a pain in the rear. Had to jig up the control surface on it's hinge points, get a weight off the trailing edge, then calculate the weight required and it's location to get the proper size weight and moment arm.
Hoglfyer