Thanks MinnFlyer.

My CG stand will not work with the configuration of this plane. I set up a fairly accurate balance using two 1" x 24" wood dowels clamped to a heavy table and an 8" length of 3/8" dowel. The wing sits on the small dowel on the recommended CG. The small dowel sits across the top of the two 1"dowels. The whole plane hangs out over the end of the table and will float and balance. On the cowl I place a small leveling device and balance as needed. I'll post photos later this morning. Picked up this trick from RCU.

I'm on the nose heavy side. Used all the lead that was provided plus some glued in the cowl. I'll guess that extra weight is about as heavy as a double A battery. One day I'll get an accurate scale.

I'd rather be retentive now and not have to repair the plane this afternoon. I have a few WWII warbirds that I've tweaked enough to keep em from nosing over on a grass runway. It's habit now.

Any one check this plane with an incidence gauge? The top wing looked parallel to the 1" dowels on my balance stand and it looks like the top of the cowl is parallel to the bottom of the top wing.

Rich