Bandit
Center of Gravity
and other factors affect the landing

A nose heavy model is hard to fly and can be even harder to land, the nose falls through and the porpoising begins. The official published C.G.'s for the Bandit (composite) is 8-1/2" aft of the L.E. measured at the wing to fuse joint and 8-1/4" for the balsa Bandit. The measurement is accomplished with zero fuel and the gear down. These C.G. locations are a good safe place to start.
Many pilots prefer to ease the C.G. aft 1/8" to 1/4" at a time until they are pleased with the results. Be aware that the landing C.G. will vary some depending on the fuel remaining, so if you have a little extra in the tanks be prepared to hold more up elevator for the touch down. Of course it is also necessary to have the full measure of up travel as the plans call for i.e. 1-1/8".
Should you have high or gusty wind conditions, reduce the landing flap angle about 10° prior to take off. A complete description of the correct first flight profile and landing pattern is provided in the Bandit instruction manual.