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PA Katana MD - C of G Issues


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Hello

Last year I bought a secondhand Precision Aerobatics Katana MD but I have only recently started flying it.

The instruction manual says that "the centre of gravity range is 95mm-103mm measured from the leading edge of the wing root" and goes on to suggest that the optimum CG is at 101mm.

Inittially I set the model at 101mm but it was clearly tail heavy in flight. Things were better at the forward most position of 95mm but the aircraft still felt & looked tail heavy in flight. I need to experiment more with the battery postion but I think that I will probably end up with a balance point around 90mm-92mm.

Has anybody else experienced similar issues with the same model? I wondered at one point if there was a misprint/mistake in the owners manual or maybe there is some set up trick that I have missed?

Any advice or suggestions gratefully received.

Thanks,

John

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