Flights #2 and #3 today: wind at 45 degrees to the runway, 5-8 mph. After adding three washers as shims under the upper engine mount bolts and returning all trims to neutral, she flew normally with no additional trim. Now she flies level at half-throttle (O.S. 91 FS Surpass), goes up with more throttle and descends with less throttle. So, the closer she gets to landing and the slower she gets, the more elevator I'm adding: thus, she never really "flares" but just settles on the runway and stops. I like it!

Takeoffs are a surprise: at over 1/2 throttle it's flying a few feet after the tail lifts.

Three second barrel rolls! Wow! Good thing I was high up when I tried them - I think I remember now that's how I killed my first EAA.

Idles too high to stall at normal attitude - tomorrow I'll try a idle/nose up attittude to see how it quits flying.

Moral of the story: _never_ forget to ensue some downthrust!

Does this sound like how everyone else's flies?<br type="_moz" />