ORIGINAL: millertym2000
da rock, my plane was kit built and just about every post I've read people say their tiger came out tail heavy. Well I add about 2 1/2 ounces. I'm going to fly it to see how it does and then add or pull weight as needed. thanks for all your help. James
Yes, too little description often blows and otherwise good sentence. Nowadays, with most of the Tiger60s that show up at the field being ARFs, saying, "Tiger60s are naturally tail heavy" isn't going to be true most of the time. I think there is one kit Tiger flying at the 3 fields I fly at. And last time out at my favorite, we had 4 Tiger60 ARFs and one TigerII ARF.
Sorry I didn't pick up on yours being kit built. Gotta pay better attention.
Don't worry about 2 1/2 ounces in a 60size model. But also don't worry too much about flying it at 4 1/2. The airplane is a very stable flyer. And won't get freaky with the CG anywhere in the mfg's range. They're one of the best weekend warriors available today. I just spent an hour last evening cleaning mine up from a months worth of hard use. I've actually worn the tread down on the wheels somewhat! And I fly off grass!
BTW, does the kit Tiger60 have lightening holes in the aft part of the fuselage? The ARF uses liteply for the fuse with most of it removed as lightening holes. An excellent use of liteply, btw. I was figuring to build a kit if/when I kill this one.