The kit arrived on April 20, 2007. The plane was finished June 15, 2007. It made its first flight early yesterday morning September 8, 2007.
The airplane flew well. It didn't seem super maneuverable but that could have been the pilot. Round and round, up and down was no problem. It did seem really fast. On 35' lines it still seemed spin me around pretty fast. It didn't seem to have any line tension problems so I may try 42' lines next time. I only managed one loop and it wasn't real pretty. The plane turned so wide that I was afraid to attempt a wing over for fear that I wouldn't be able to pull out in time on the way down. I may need to make some adjustments to improve turn rate. Inverted wasn't successful because the engine would loose power. I may need to adjust the fuel pickup. I know I have some trim issues but all in all the plane did well for its fist time out. The airplane seemed not to glide well. When the engine quit it came on down. I didn't make a single pretty landing, but at least I didn't destroy anything. I broke my only Cox 5x3 prop on the first attempt. I made several flights with a Master Airscrew 6x3. Hoping to get back at it soon.