If your worried about the balance move it forward a bit. I would say the trim and you might have over controlled it.If it starts climbing too much you might have to push forward to hold the nose down UNTIL you get it trimmed. Don't hand launch, keep both hands on the stick. When I was first starting 75% of my hand launches started with the ground. it is too hard to get your hands back to the TX and find the sticks. Hand launching is still a pain unless it is a 3D plane or somebody else is doing it.Even that dosen't always work out.Sorry Mr67Stang I just can't agree with you there.-BW