I put a Turnigy 2217 16turn 1050kv 23A Outrunner:
and an APC style propeller 9×6-E:
and the COG was much better. I didn’t have to move the battery as far
forwards and the plane only needed 1/3 throttle to take off. The plane
has such a long glide that I hit the backstop of the baseball field on
one of my landings with some minor damage to the left curve of the
fuselage that the leading edge of the wing fits into. But that should
be an easy fix.
If I start adding too much throttle, the plane really starts climbing.
I might try to mix in some up elevator with increased thrust to
counteract this.