RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

I had an old timer tell me once to put a squirrel in the fuse?!?!?! The idea being the squirrel would run up hill. If the plane was tail heavy he would run to the nose. Nose heavy he would run to the tail.[sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

David

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

Not bad. I had a new plane at the field last summer that I had forgotten to balance before going out. Also forgot all my balancing stuff of course. Ended up rubberbanding 4 sockets and a 5/8 combination wrench right behind the engine. What an ugly mess. [sm=bananahead.gif] Flew it once OK but didn't want to press my luck.[X(]

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

Shoot that is the way I fly. Nothing is straight and level.

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

I tend to momentarily pass through those two conditions on the way to the next maneuver.

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

wonder what kind of squirrel I need.

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

A small one.

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

What else - A flying squirrel.

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

I think the black squirrels ar ethe smaller ones?

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

Listen that sucker has to weigh at least 1 1/2 lbs.

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

Put a weight belt/collar on him.

RE: Very Tail Heavy
 

Yep, seen it done before, a lot of folks at our club just start looking for a big rock in the parking lot to use as nose weight. Most use electrical tape to hold it on (better than a few rubber bands;)), seen some pretty wild looking temporary mods to get the plane in the air. DG