Well Mody, It seems as if you can't get a good rc day in. That is too bad you plane isn't treating you right. Have you tried shifting you cg aft? This might help keep it from nose diving during those power off landings.

As for my flying, I did manage to get back in the air yesterday. I flew in 14 kt to 18kt gust. It was fun though, I learned a little more about being smooth with the throttle. In the UK you have to deal with what you've got. If it's not too windy its because its raining and vise versa. I have a new engine which I intend to break in this week and bolt it on. It is a LEO .40 from Taiwan. I don't think its good quality or anything but it does have a new carb which is what I have been fighting with my current engine.

This brings me to my new question. Why offset the engine to the right (mount it with the head at around 1 - 3 o'clock position)? I do know that torque effect will try to twist the plane to the left and especially in low airspeeds and high angles of attack. I also know that gyroscopic precession produces a left turning effect but this will be induced with changes in pitch. Next, Asymmetrical trust (or P-Factor) will also cause the plane to yaw to the left about its vertical axis, but again this is most significant at high angles of attack. Of Course there are more left turning characteristics / affects to the plane but these are the more relevant to my question.
I would like to mount the engine straightly aligned with the fuselage but only after consulting the pro's. I know I might get a response that not all engines are mounted in that manner but even the hobby experts at the shop tell me to mount the engine slightly 2 O'clock from the top of the fuselage. ?Why? Ok well I'm sorry for rattling your brains about this, that is enough for now.

Gyro