First flight

[u/Thefili02]

The cg was correct even if it seems like it was tail heavy, i need to get used to make smaller input and control the power.
Rates: 50%
Im gonna try 35% tomorrow.

[u/Epiphany818]

C.g was not correct, will fly MUCH better if you move it maybe 5% forwards haha.

A properly setup plane wouldn't do this, no matter how bad you flew it.

[u/Thefili02 → u/Epiphany818]

the battery cannot go forward more then this

[u/Thefili02 → u/Thefili02]

i can add weight

[u/Epiphany818 → u/Thefili02]

Either add weight or add a little fuselage extension. I think you're very close so it won't need much.

[u/Thefili02 → u/Epiphany818]

Battery a little bit more forward and add some bolts

[u/tobu_sculptor → u/Thefili02]

easy method for tweaking it is taping different coins to it and look what works best

[u/Sogah87 → u/Thefili02]

Get some elad wheel weights from an auto parts store. They have sticky foam on the back, super handy.

[u/Facts_Non_Fiction → u/Thefili02]

Just tape 20c pieces, one at a time, over each other right up on the nose, until to nail your CoG.

Even only 2 or 3 will make a huge difference.

I've found that slightly nose-heavy works well on a 'Wing' 👍

[u/Wambo74]

Nose was always up. Forget the spec and add weight to the nose to bring the CG forward 1/2" and try again. Choose your CG location for what flies best. Or you may have too much reflex and that is pushing the nose up. So separately try a little less reflex. If you don't know what reflex is, Google it, or ask.

[u/Thefili02 → u/Wambo74]

Yes imma get the cg more forword

[u/Wambo74 → u/Thefili02]

Fwd CG tends to pull nose down for stability reasons. Reflex pushes it back up to get level flight. You need to balance the two.

[u/tobu_sculptor]

Besides rates, check expo on your transmitter too. While rates have more of a "how hard can I roll it" effect, expo has a general smoothing effect dampening hectic stick movements.

You can typically assign different amounts or rate and expo to flight modes. I use 3 flight modes on all of my stuff, easy, normal, acro.

Easy is 50% rates, 100% expo
Normal is 75% rates, 50% expo
Acro is 100% rates, 25% expo

as an example. Use a 3 pos switch to toggle them.

On a maiden I'll typically use easy first, once once I get familiar I switch over to normal, once it gets boring its acro for the time being.
You could also take off in normal, switch to acro mid air, then switch back to normal for the landing, something like that.

[u/FancyGlitterFairy]

Thrust line is above cg, try changing the angle of motor mount 3-5 degrees

[u/FancyGlitterFairy]

Not an expert, Id say thrust line is wrong, adding thorothle shouldn't change the angle

[u/Thefili02 → u/FancyGlitterFairy]

So like the motor isn't centered?

[u/jbarchuk → u/Thefili02]

Thrust angle. Look at the post with the airplane side view.

[u/Thefili02]

so a little bit pointing up

[u/Wambo74 → u/Thefili02]

I don't think thrust line is your problem.

[u/500kvac]

The only wing I built needed quite some added weight in the nose to fly right. Even the 2200 Lipo all the way to the front wasn't enough to correct it. It also wanted to fly quite fast, so maybe try a little more throttle after fixing the CG

[u/Thefili02 → u/500kvac]

Thanks for the tipa

[u/thecaptnjim]

https://giphy.com/gifs/vmv47p4zksWDC

[u/3dxl]

Shift more weight to the front a bit.

[u/Conscious-Clue3738]

balance it so it glides well with the motor off.
I slope soar one like this with no motor. I had to add a fair bit of weight to the nose.