<DIV>Ron,</DIV>
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<DIV>That is a pet peeve of mine as well.</DIV>
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<DIV>Remember the Hobie Hawk glider? It flew nose down -- WAY down. It was designed that way. It was not a balance issue at all.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob R.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">This discussion also tapped into one of my pet peeves: Guy sees an <BR>airplane flying around with the tail low and announces, "That airplane <BR>is tail heavy". Probably wrong. The incidence relationship between <BR>the wing and the horizontal tail is probably incorrect. The CG has an <BR>effect, but the condition is usually caused by a bad trim setup. Now I <BR>feel better.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>