Pete,

I can see where I set myself up nicely for your latest moral
redressing.

My previous description pertaining to constant airspeed with a sink
rate after the forward c.g. shift was valid only if you didn't touch
any controls.

If I understand your assertion, you want to maintain altitude without
augmenting power so I concur that you would have to reduce your
airspeed through a control input to meet the higher drag.

I note that the above would be invalid on the backside of the power
curve since the increase in angle of attack further compounds the drag
accumulation. In such case, only a power augmentation could be the
remedy.

Can we agree on this?

Alex