I am finishing up my Pizzaz and am really puzzled on how to balance it. First of all, is it better to balance this plane upside down or right side up? Secondly, even with my battery above the gas tank, it seems like I need 3-4 ounces in the nose to balance the plane, this just does not seem right. every search that I did it seems that the plane balances with larger engines. any thoughts?

Chris

It's easiest with the Pizzaz to balance it upside down. Either way will work equally well. Check then instruction booklet and make sure you are balancing the plane at the right location. I can't remebber where i balanced the one I had, but I do recall that the best balance point for all around flying was about 1/2" rearward of the kit suggested location.

By the way, the Saito 50 is on the lower side of the suggested engine sizes. Being smaller than suggested, it may be much lighter that most of the other engines noted for this plane.

Best of luck and good flying.

Silversurfer

Thanks for the help, I had this engine laying around and thought that the Pizzaz would be a lot more fun than a trainer for about the same money. I will see how the engine works and maybe upgrade to get more power.

Chris

I will warn you that I had to add a good bit of nose weight with my Saito .65 on it. And the .65 is a fairly heavy engine.

Pizazz comes extremely tail heavy. I put a saito 91 in mine, no more balance problems. If you look under the wing the balance point is where the checkering meet the red, basically just behind the spar about a 1/4 inch.

Jason