How do you guys balance your planes laterally

You and another person is needed- place one finger under each wing right where the spar comes to the tip. Shows if plane is nose heavy or tail heavy
Mary

laterally, means wing tip to wing tip,not cg. Thanks anyway

Its easiest with 2 people but you could do it alone. At the back, put a mark on the bottom of the fuselage in the center. At the front, loop a string around the prop shaft. Lift by the string and at the rear mark.

sorry- as my instructor says -- your other left silly

The way I do it is to set the spinner on a 1 gallon paint can and then lift the tail with one finger from the under side of the fuse. I lift it just slightly to where the plane is level with the height from the nose sitting on the paint can.

I do the paint can method too. Get a can, or a box, or what ever will just fit under the spinner, and lift the tail. repeat this 3 or 4 times. If the plane goes to one side every time, add some weight to the opposite wingtip.

Here's a little more info, scroll down to the part about lateral balancing:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...?article_id=84