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Old 01-01-2007 | 09:57 AM
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Default RE: balancing a four star 60

Unbolt the engine from the mount and move it out until it balances.
If it takes 1/4 or 3/8 of an inch to do it, you can go to the hardware store and buy some ply to mount on the firewall to move the engine out. On planes without a cowl, this is about the easiest way to do it.

ORIGINAL: mteal

I have a four star 60 ARF that I put together and am now at the balancing stage. With the battery right behiend the fuel tank and the receiver directly behiend that it is going to take approx. 6 3/4 oz of weight by the engine or 5 1/4 oz at the spinner. I am pretty new at this still but that seems like a lot of weight to me. Has anyone else ran into this or have some suggestions? Should I just put the weight on and go with it?

Thanks for the help!
Matt