[rcplane]

I'm glad your tube fit.
I had one side of the outer stab tube come loose from the side balsa (the outside skin with the covering on it), but everything else is alright.
I crossed my cables at first but got slack at full deflection. I uncrossed them and dont have any now. They do hit the main former closest to the exit holes, but barely.
I am just starting to lean my motor and do a few more things with the plane. I have been doing a lot of burning fuel to break in the motor and get it over with (alot of knife edge from one end of the runway to the other and knife edge figure eights).
As far as the rates, my low rates are just right (the recomended rates). I will see about the Hi rates soon enough. They are very effective that's for sure. I did a blender yesterday into a flat spin and when I tried to flatten the spin with full controls they were way to hi, the elevator any way. It flipped the plane right over. I didn't expect it to be that strong. This might be the first plane I set up with tripple rates, either that or increase my expo so I don't over controll so much. I will just have to see how it goes.
You will enjoy it though.

Mike