balance lateral
 

How do you guys balance your planes laterally

RE: balance lateral
 

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

RE: balance lateral
 

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

RE: balance lateral
 

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.

RE: balance lateral
 

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

RE: balance lateral
 

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.

RE: balance lateral
 

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