I have it now balanced with gears down. 24 oz total of fuel with small hopper tank next to engine, close to cg as much as possible. I have the nosegear a little long to give it a high alpha stance. Seems the planes on You Tube all have that to help take off. Will plan to maiden it next weekend. It appears that some planes on You Tube came in at 20 lbs ready to fly, and they look fast in the air. Hopefully, mine at 16.5 lbs with fuel will get off the grass with that alpha stance.