ORIGINAL: redbiscuits
.......I always do my own maidens, it brings me so much saticfaction when they fly off and come back in one piece......... I just think they should have more faith in themselves, and reap the rewards of success.
Red.
Red,
I couldn't have said it better myself.
As for me, I get quite nervous on Maiden flights. I have also totally destroyed a Hangar 9 Miss America on it's maiden flight and let me tell you, that was a sad day.....
I have also done some of my best flying on maiden flights. I had just purchased an old 80" Dynaflight PT-19 that I spent hours looking over to check everything. The plane checked ou OK so I took to the field for it's maiden. The plane taxied down the runway and almost as soon as it broke ground, it started going to the right. The problem was I put ALL of the trim I had into the plane and it didn't completely solve the problem. So I ended up flying the plane around with left aileron stick in it to keep it level. After a couple of loops around the field to get it lined back up with the runway I started my down wind leg for landing and the motor quit. I was able to get the plane turned around and did the most beautiful, scale, tail up landing I ever did with the plane. I even landed right down the center of the runway, which i seldom ever do. Go figure....
