ORIGINAL: gaRCfield
Well Phoenix is now distributed by Great Planes/Hobbico, and they said the only way to get the incidence was for them to actually build the model and measure it.
The directions from the incidence meter said to have the wings and stab on same line, and check manual for engine thrust angle (which is 2 degrees down and 2 degrees to the side). I thought I remembered my instructor saying the stab should be on the same line as the engine, and if that's the case then it is, with a 1.5 degree wing incidence. I read in the Phoenix Decathlon thread that one or two people did change the incidence for improved flight, but also that the recommended CG may be too far back (100mm, 3/8" behind main spar).
This is too much for me to deal with right now; while this might be good practice for future (pattern) planes, it's taking away from my whole positive flying experience. I'm supposed to be just learning to fly. I'll play with the CG, and the engine thrust angle if need be, and save wing and stab incidences for later, at least for when I can find what they are supposed to be.
It would be to your advantage to get a copy of
"Basics of R/C Model Aircraft Design" by Andy Lennon. It's an excellent book for modelers. It explains the details of aerodynamics rather well for people who have no previous schooling in the science and who are interested in how it applies to our models. It's about $20 and is an excellent value.
You will discover that it's rather difficult to learn aerodynamics from what you hear at the field. For example,
"the stab should be on the same line as the engine" is pretty awful for an aerodynamic truism.
That book is really worth studying. You know how people say you can learn to fly R/C with the pc simulators? Well, it is actually possible to learn aerodynamics from that $20 book.