Mike Noin

Thanks for the replies guys.

The balance is bang on where the plan calls for it to be and the incidence looks about right, although I do not have an incidence meter to measure exact degrees. The excessive down trim is at half throttle and the plane does not require more down trim as I increase throttle. It seems that once I get it trimmed out for straight and level flight it does not need to be changed for different throttle positions. Once the trim is in the plane flies like a dream, I just don't like the look of the elevator. What about a trim tab? To change the incidence now would require major rework of the wing mounts or the tail feathers.