I didn't know there was such a following for this plane! Dave, who I aquired it from had a Saito 180 up front and still had to put a pile of lead in the nose. I can't remember doing this with mine. Maybe a miscalculation with the CG. He actually tip stalled it on the last flight but all I can rememb...

Thanks for the advise Paul.
Also Thanks Simon, I was hoping to talk to you and Terry about this over the holidays up the airfield. I'll keep my eyes open for DLE 30 over the next few months ready for spring. Now to start the repairs!

I had one of these wonderful planes in the early eighties when I was 12 to 13 years old and loved flying it on an old 60. Now I have managed to get a used and cartwheeled one from a club mate in need of some repairs and an engine. This could be my first opertunity to use a petrol engine instead of g...