Hi Guys
I saw the above post for the Vanessa CG Machine and since my plane needed a little repair work and re-balancing I thought I'd make one.
I had most of the bits laying about in the workshop and in no time it was ready for use. Now there was nothing wrong with the balance of the plane before the repairs but having added some weight forward of the CG I expected my new balance device to tell me it was a little nose heavy! So I was very surprised when it told me it was tail heavy?
I added some weight to the nose and - PERFECT!! Although the old balance on the tips of your fingers now said it was nose heavy!!
Anyway I thought this new state of the art device must be more accurate than the tips of my fingers - right!!
All I can say is my first flight today was INTERESTING!! Not only did I have to take all the weight of the front but I had to add some to the tail to get it back to where it was before the repairs.
It's such a simple device to build. Its almost immposible to get it wrong, anyone got any idea's ??