Originally Posted by
MechEngr
No one?
"My LA4-200 Lake Amphibian would pitch down with power and up when you decreased the throttle due to the rear facing engine located more or less at the CG. Exactly the opposite of every other aircraft that I had flown. That aerodynamic tendency was covered on day #1 of training."
Seems like a suggestion that thrust was a factor, so it's not been months.
Well, perhaps I was insufficiently careful with my wording, but, seriously, if you read the very long record of these threads, it will be clear to you that what I wrote is a reasonable description of the development of the prevailing understanding around here.