ORIGINAL: billd76
ORIGINAL: hugger-4641
Yeah I think you'll be fine with that set up too. It may not have all the vertical you could want, mine doesn't, but I have other planes for that.
One more ??? where to you have your CG set. manual calls for 4.5 inches from the leading edge. Had to add seven 1/4 ounce blocks to get it balanced!
Ouch. That's a lot of added weight. I hate that.. BUT..
One thing that MinnFlyer told me way back when. I had to add about 18 ounces of lead to the nose of my Tiger 120. I hated that.. but it was necessary to get the plane to balance correctly. It flew just fine, but I continued to squawk about it. Don't get me wrong, I know you are not complaining. I could have used a different, heavier, engine, but I had the OS 1.20 up front and liked that engine. So, I frowned, and added the weight.
His advice was to do what's necessary and enjoy the plane. If that means added weight, so be it. You can move things around to take care of some of that, but I don't think 2 pounds of shifted components is really possible, so put what you have to where you have to, secure it, and fly it. As it turns out, the Tiger 120 was still a very nice flying airplane. Nothing fancy, just a fun and relaxing plane to fly.
CGr.