Yeah its been a tough decision for me. I plan to wire up the tail booms for this reason. If I find I can't handle the plane well without rudder I will be popping the servos in for it. I have a nice wide runway to land on so we'll see! Whats the final concensus on a good CG? Also any suggestions on setting up the rake on the landing gear (ie nose down, neutral, or nose up?).
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Nice thread, although I'm a bit surprised to see that you are going to lock out the rudder.
I find that I need it for landings to keep the plane on the runway as it runs out.
The nose gear doesn't get enough authority until the plane has significantly slowed down.
A sure sign of a draggy airframe is that the plane slows down quickly once you chop throttle.
I've had problems landing mine as it seems to keep moving forever once I chop the throttle on landing.
I wouldn't quite call it draggy, especially with the performance I've been getting with a GMS .76 engine.