Bipeflr & Wedj,

Thanks for the advice. I've weighed the components and I'm on track to have a final all up weight of 6 3/4 to 7 pounds. So your input about it's flying qualities at an even greater weight makes me very happy.

Bipeflr,

As I read your post I started laughing because the OS 60 FS is the engine that I have bolted into the front end!! I think I'll move the servos and the battery pack around as needed to achieve a good CG. You're right about the fiberglass fuselage being tail heavy - it really is. I think I'll also swap the muffler out for a Macs muffler (said to be lighter than the stock muffler).

I'll let everyone know how it feels this summer - with some pix of course.

Gene