Hey Folks. Just got home from working in the North again, and am trying to finish my Pulse XT 40 before the white stuff comes. My question is, how do you attach weight to either the nose or tail to balance a plane? I used the engine from my NexStar, an OS .46 and left everything else alone. Put the plane on my balance, and found I needed nose weight. At first I thought I would get some stick on wheel weights ( from my motorcycle days) and possibly epoxy them to the firewall. After I found out how much weight I would need ( approx. 2.5 oz ) I decided to bolt them to the front of the motor mount. I drilled a hole in the end of the mount, and through each weight ( they are 1/4 oz each, about 1/2 in square ) stacked the weights, and put a # 6 maching screw through the whole mess, with a nut on top of the mount, and some service removable Loctite to hold everything together, and the balance came out good. Did take a few attempts though. Without the Loctite of course. This hobby has taught me more than just flying. When I was 20, the cowl and possibly the rest of the plane would have had a Maiden, under my power, and the result would have not been good. As it is, everything has gone quite well, and I am looking foward to flying my second plane. Please let me know how the rest of you attach weight.


Thanks very much