Hi Dickeybird

Thanks for your generous comments.

Rotor diameter is 32" and the all up weight is 22 oz. This gives a disc loading of just under 4.
Profile fuselage uses 5mm balsa sandwiched between thin plywood. Engine and fuselage mounts are 5mm sq hardwood set into balsa prior to glueing on the hardwood sides. The rear fuselage is open construction with 5mm sq spruce top and bottom with balsa strip infill. Pylon is similar.

I have flown all DC on some of my other designs but by fixing the rake it makes setting up easy for the beginner. Also the hang angle is easy to find as you just hold the mast and check the rear of the mast hangs vertical.

Elevator pitch does work very well as you say, to be honest I could do with making the elevator a little larger as at low power settings the pitch response is slightly limited though not a serious problem.

Attached is a better image showing the fuselage construction and an image of the delta hub. You will notice the hub is a virtual carbon copy of Jim Baxters design. Its simple and it works really well so why change it ?

Sean