Originally posted by dan4466
From what I've read, this looks to be about right. Am I correct? Also, I read to change balance of plane by doing the floats and not the plane. What do you do to the floats to change balance?
If the CG of the plane has changed with the floats being attached you can do one of two things.
1) make your radio battery moveable so you can balance without adding weight. I have to move my 1500mah battery about 2" aft when my Cub is on floats.
2) add weight to the float front or tail (half the weight in one float, half in the other) to get the CG where it needs to be with the floats on. That way when you remove the floats you don't have to remember to move the battery pack around (a preflight checklist helps here)
Don