I want to know what everyone else thinks of this plane and maybe give me a little advise as well. i bought one and I have flown it about 4 times. i have noticed though that while on the ground, the plane when empty (no fuel) when the tail is pushed onto the ground, the planes nose wheel doesn't come back to the ground. i was wondering if this was typical of this plane, or if maybe my CG is a little too far back. If anyone could help me out with this, i would greatly appreciate it. i would also like to know what other people are running in this plane. Currently i have a .46 FX in mine and this plane hauls. I live in CO and am a mile above sea level, but this plane is faster than my ultra sport. i was amazed at how quickly it cuts through the air. It produces a huge amount of lift i think due to the wingtips because I have to cut the throttle to idle at half runway, make a pretty large turn and I still almost come in too fast.
One thing that i did, just because I always do with all my planes is to cut the monokote about 2 in on either side of both wing joints and put in 1 in. fiberglass tape. This made the wing very strong and it handles aerobatics with ease. One thing I really like abou this plane is how scale it looks and only being a 40 size airplane. i am currently in the process of trying to build a somewhat scale cockpit for it. i think that would add a very nice touch to the plane.
Please post pics of your plane as well and give building tips. Anything helps. thanks,
Justin
AKA: inverted

I've been trying to reply from home but I wasn't able. The Cessna is a great flying plane. In regards to your situation I do think you're a bit tail heavy. My plane will still stay on it's nose wheel with the tank empty. It is light of course without fuel but I do believe your CG is too far aft.
The Cessna is very quick and doesn't slow down very much due to the airframe being very clean. I too find that I have to reduce throttle earlier than seems necessary in order to get the plane to slow down.
I have a Saito 56 in mine and normally fly at half throttle. It is very quick at full stick, that's for sure! You can limit somewhat the amount of thrust your getting at idle by going to a smaller pitch prop.
Reinforcing the wing is a good idea and it definitely makes the wing much stronger. I would love to see your cockpit efforts. There is plenty of room it seems for it. With the new RCU site I can't post photos anymore (for free) but if you do a search in this forum you'll find a wealth of info on this plane.

Regards,

Mark