Dynam 1200 mm P-51 with retracts

Let me tell you about my Dynam P-51 Mustang.  I've had this one for about 2 weeks now.  On the first flight I found that it does not like a grass runway.  It kept flipping over each time I tried to add power for a take off.  Finally I carted it over to the parking lot and took off.  Wow, it took off in about 10 feet.  Plenty of power.  The retracts are really cool and realistic going up and down.  The plane flies well on a 2200 mah 3S pack.  Side note here; I purchased this particular plane because it used these batteries which I have a dozen or so of.  I did not want to have to buy a new size battery, so I have tried to keep the planes to what I have batteries for. Anyway I am pleased with the way it flies.  Landing on the grass was slow and easy with the plane nosing over as soon as the wheels caught in the grass.  Upon reading the forum I realized that Dynam had set the landing gear straight down right about the CG.  I tried moving the gear forward by placing a shim under the back set of landing gear screws and that gave me a few degrees of forward pitch.  Still not enough for grass but take off and landing on a smooth surface were nice.  Last night I increased the pitch by doubling the shim on the back of the landing gear mount.  This gives a more pronounced forward pitch.  I will post the results of the test flight when I can get to the field.  Presumably when it stops raining sometime this week.  Here are some pictures showing the plane after the mod.  

Landing gear now has a forward pitch.

 The wheels are now slightly forward of the leading edge.

Notice I had to trim the landing gear well in the wing a bit to compensate for the forward pitch on the latest mod.

Landing gear door will be reattached to the gear after the test flight.

Other things I did to the plane was to change out the stock 3 blade prop for a two blade 11 x 8 APC thin electric prop, change spinner to 2 blade SIG and change the prop adapter to a Great Planes adapter for a 4 mm motor shaft.  The stock prop adapter was a off center and caused a great deal of vibration.  A real problem when you have a 3 inch spinner.

Radio Rx is a Orange Spektrum compatible 6 ch from Hobby King for about $8 plus $3 shipping.  Tx is a Spektrum DX6i.  The plane was purchased from Grayson Hobbies in Atlanta for $109 with $12.95 shipping.  What a deal, my last P-51 was a Top Flight nitro kit.  I spent months building and finishing the plane and this one went together in less than an hour.  Prop, adapter and spinner from LHS here in Louisville all for about $15.