FT BN Versa CG HELP!!!

[Troop 17 Aviation Group]

So I built my second FT BN Versa with Red20RC's wingtip mod and against better judgement flew it tail heavy. The plane survived but I am still perplexed. I built the plane mostly to FT specs and both of my BN Versa's have been tail heavy. I had to add a 500 mAh 3S to the last one and move the motor so far forward the prob was a few millimeters from the foam, meanwhile the FT crew is flying theirs without having to add tons of nose weight. Am I doing something wrong? Is there another way to balance my plane out without the added weight of a 500mAh 3S? Here are my specifications:

Battery: Turnigy 2200mAh 3S 20C LiPo
Motor: NTM Prop Drive 28-26A 1200kV Brushless Motor
ESC: Venom 30A ESC
Propeller: APC Style 6x4 Propeller
Servos: Hextronik 9g Nylon Servos and a generic 9g servo for camera pan
Camera: 808 #16 D Lens Key Chain Camera
FPV Gear: Quanum Complete FPV Bundle
Buck Converter: Weighs 23g and is at the nose of the aircraft (I know it is big and weighs a lot, I will be ordering a smaller one soon)

Could my motor be too heavy? Let me know what you guys think and any solutions you might come up with. Kind of considering a nose mounted boom with weights on the end acting as a counterbalance. Thanks!

Sky Pirate

 

[El gato]

I think I'd try an 8x4 prop with that motor. You may not have enough thrust to make it fly right. Just something to try the plane sounds a tad on the heavy side.

Good luck

 

[El gato]

Forgot to mention I use a 6x4 prop with a 2200-2400kv motor with something like Grayson Hobby's micro jet motor.

 

[Troop 17 Aviation Group]

Sorry for the typo, I meant 8x6E.

 

[makattack]

The Versa wing builds with a pusher setup are well known to require lots of nose weight. I get that done without need for ballast using a 4400mAh 3S battery.

I believe the FT guys used heavier cameras such as gopros to get there as well.

Before going with a heavier battery, when I was using a 2200mAh battery, and a mobius based FPV system, I had to add about 54g of coins I sealed into a little bag and taped into the nose. They were miscellaneous foreign currency coins I had never used up in my travels.