At first I started adding a penny to the nose to get an almost level flight (a little climb) at full throttle. Got in lots of flights in both light and no wind. I would just fly around full throttle all the time. While flying in dead wind the penny fell off and I had to bump the throttle to keep it in level flight so I could get it back to me and add weight. I found that it flew well with me just bumping the throttle only when the nose started to drop and didn't put the weight back on. This also gave me longer flight times.

I guess what I'm saying is it's ok to set the things up so they fly themselves when kept at full throttle, but after a while try dropping the weight to a dime or no weight at all. Watch the nose and stop giving it throttle when the nose starts to climb. If the nose drops too fast try 3 fast hits of throttle instead of one long one. If you can fly level at full throttle with no weight you might want to add a little tail weight so you have to pulse the throttle. You may find a whole new plane that will do more in an AA you were getting tired of.