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[d. o. darnell]

>Okay D.O. !!!! :-)
> So you pulled some nose weight and it seems like a lot....But no where do I state or
> have mentioned that pulling a lot of nose weight has anything to do 20
> with 'balancing' your sailplane.

Jeese, Gordy: You get so defensive when given credit!!  What I was saying concerning my BoT was that instead of adding nose weight to kill the bobbing, I removed weight  as  suggested in your article and used more down trim.  Nothing more, nothing less.  I also said that the things I did (moving bat and rx) moved the CG back 3/4" from where it was. These statements were information only... not instructional.  A response to a query from another modeler shared with everyone. My plane flew better.  That's what I said.  That's what the plane did. 

>> "There is only ONE way to check the balance of a sailplane, and that's by=20
>> flying it inverted." 

You'll forgive me as I declined to fly the ship upside down;  I don't feel it's necessary.   I don't think it's necessary for full-sized sailplanes either!

Some might interpret some statements as to imply that weight is always the enemy.  Clearly, this is not the case.  Many times, it is necessary to add ballast to penetrate in windy conditions.  Where I fly, we do so frequently.  Making you ship lighter overall, isn't always the answer to better performance, especially when the winds get above 10 mph or so.  Sometimes a heavier wing loading is also beneficial in other situations. I routinely fly with 4oz ballast in my SuperV 2M. . When it's really windy, like in Wichita, Ks, I use 8 oz.  I never fly it dry because it just doesn't fly as well, regardless of where the CG is placed.