Ballooning on landing

The nose pitches up and the plane balloons back into the air when you cut the throttle to land.

Try these in order

Make one change at a time and re-test — that's how you learn what your car likes.

1. 1
   Reduce downthrust (shim the motor)

   Less throttle-to-pitch coupling means less of a pitch change when you chop the throttle.

2. 2
   Reduce up-elevator trim to match the reduced downthrust

   Keeps the plane trimmed level after the downthrust change.

3. 3
   Cut the throttle more gradually rather than instantly

   Removes the abrupt pitch change that causes the balloon.

General RC tuning guidance — your chassis manual's own tuning chart is the final word for your specific car.