So I have the Seagull Edge 540 .46 size, being pulled by a K&B .61. The plane flies fairly straight, its really fast on a 12x6 prop. Aileron rolls are straight, inverted flight is predictable, very easy, snaps like a champ, but I'm running into alot of trouble when I yank on the elevator. It stalls out if you pull too tight. John Glezellis flew it for me today to provide some input. He says its tip stalling and is too heavy. We tried moving the CG a little bit aft, but I'm not too happy with the way its flying after that change, and its becoming a little less predictable. Pattern flying and knife edges are pretty smooth, but the minute I try to toss it, it stalls out and is a little more than I can comfortably handle. Of course, John puts me in my place and pulls out some rolling harriers with it, but he agrees it doesn't fly right.

So I pose the question, is there anyway I can lighten the wing loading up on this plane and make it fly right? I don't know if its worth the battle, but the plane was given to me, so I don't mind spending a little to make this a decent plane. I've contemplated finding some lighter landing gear, and possibly going to one servo for the elevator, but that doesn't seem like it would make much of a difference, not enough to fix this. Any ideas? John is also suggesting I switch to a 13.5 x 4.5 prop IIRC.<br type="_moz" />