A fellow flyer just converted a trike to a til drager.......

Question?

Where should the front mains be placed for a good rotation point and ground handeling.

Right now, both are hard to achieve.

It is very squirley/touchy ground handeling which may cause the take offs being squirley.

As I see on the LT 40, the wheels are just ahead of the leading edge............I think the plane we are talking about needs the gear farther forward.

Is there a RULE OF THUMB to to try?

Thanks

Roger