RE: spot welding and simulators.
Thanks again Koenieboy. For those interested, I have made the following parameter changes to the simulated BobCat and it seems pretty similar to the real thing. Root foil naca 012. Tip foil naca 2213. Fuselage - reduce weight by 1000 grams. Move cg back to just forward of main gear. Increase elevator throw to 30 degrees. I left thrust alone and performance seems fairly similar to my P120 BobCat. Interesting to pull full up at full speed, something I would never do with the real thing.