buzzbomb
I know nothing!
When I started building multi-wings, the CG never seemed right. I just had to throw it into the air, and then modify the nose/tail weight as the flight characteristics dictated. I've since built and flown the FT Edge and just finished my Spitfire build, and then I realized: I don't bother to check CG anymore. I just build as designed, throw it in the air and see what happens.
It's not a factor of laziness. I've just learned over time that if you build the plane as designed, the CG kind of works out or it doesn't, and you don't know until you fly it. Even when you think you've got the CG right, and the plane balances on two poles right where it's supposed to, it probably needs adjusting and you won't know it until you fly it.
This goes against all established wisdom. It works for me, though. I'm wondering if I'm the only one who just throws it into the wind to see what it does.
It's not a factor of laziness. I've just learned over time that if you build the plane as designed, the CG kind of works out or it doesn't, and you don't know until you fly it. Even when you think you've got the CG right, and the plane balances on two poles right where it's supposed to, it probably needs adjusting and you won't know it until you fly it.
This goes against all established wisdom. It works for me, though. I'm wondering if I'm the only one who just throws it into the wind to see what it does.