I cut some vent holes in the bottom of the fuse yesterday,
So the only thing left to do is CG the plane and wait for some good weather. Today's weather looks great for February, but we have some Boy Scout things to do with my son this afternoon.
Anyway, I put the plane together in the basement, leveled it, put the scales under each wheel, recorded the measurements, then put the numbers into my spreadsheet. Two very positive observations:
1. The plane weighs 54.25 pounds dry. I'm not going to argue wet vs dry weight, I'm just going to say it's legitimately under 55 pounds, so no "N" number required!
2. It balances out at 2.59 inches behind the leading edge, against a goal of 2.7 inches... 1/10 of an inch is close enough for me on a plane this size, so NO additional weights will be required!
The batteries are sitting way back, just forward of the stabs on a fuselage brace. I charge them through charge ports on the switches, and they are A123 cells, so no need to get to them that often.
I think I've ran out of things to do other than flying....