Dive Testing CG Position

Here's how to test your CG with a dive test.  This illustration has been floating around rcgroups approximately forever, so I thought I would capture it here.

It's pretty self explanatory.  Go into level flight, pulse the elevator down, and watch how the plane recovers.  "D" is where you want to be.




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