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Old 09-14-2007 | 12:33 PM
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Default RE: Which one is less forgiving?

Any airplane that you start off with the CG moved forward "to make it safer" or "easier to fly" can have it's CG moved back with complete confidence if you understand what's happening.

When you balance any airplane with a far forward CG, you actually make the elevator response sluggish. If you then get used to that elevator response, you're digging yourself into a hole.

If you ever move the CG back, you need to keep in mind that the elevator is going to become more powerful and you're going to need to reduce it's throws to get back that slow, sluggish feel you've probably convinced yourself is "safer" and probably have become comfortable with. If you do move the CG back, AND reduce the elevator throws, you'll learn that stability isn't the same as noseheavy. And will have learned one of the lessons the better flyers found out long ago.