Thanks Seaplane and Newc. The big ole lake was so smooth you could see the trees on the opposite shoreline reflecting. This trainer is call a SMART 40. I cannot find anything about it on the web. Since I did not build nor put the floats on, I have no way of knowing the CG . I tell you this thing is running like a bat out of #$%% with full up elevator and then all of a sudden straight up and almost over. Good my reactions are fast enough to release before it acutally does a loop. My delimma is still where is the CG on the plane. Without this, how do I ever get the step moved forward correctly. BTW, the only way to move the GP floats forward is to change the attach point on the fuse bottom since the wire gear fits in a groove on the top of the floats. Do-able though. I guess since the plane flys like crap I can trash it and build my own ( don't enjoy building) or cut it up and move the floats forward and see what happens. There is a mathmatical equation for determining the CG based on wing root, lenght or something like that...I will have to try to find it.

Thanks again for the input...I know nothing of float flying other than I have fallen in love with it since I sorta have my own private flying field, especially in the winter months when the lake traffic is pretty no existent. I have tons of nitro and dirt flying experience and full scale, but water flying sure has been fun.

Butch