ORIGINAL: rckowal
Thanks for the good advice.
Having flown free flight models for about 40 years, I'm very familiar with hand launched glide testing. This model is an Easy Star Electric.
Actually this glider is a motor glider so the stopped prop creates extra drag that makes glide trimming less practical. I've already glide tested it so I have some idea of what it will do. I'm also convinced that it's trimmed as well as it can be and the CG is placed correctly. A this point, my need is more solo "stick time".
Well shucks, then you in high cotton.
I got a LOT of glider time too and just recently got back into that with a powered one. I did all the test glides with the prop just at idle at the toss. It's also a good way to sort of shuffle into the full power launches with less drama. And did it even with the ones with folding props.
You sound pretty sensible about what you're facing. But then you've got a modeling background and modelers are just smarter than average, ain't we.