I hit the field at 6:30 this evening with the intention of trying to get the Electrajet to fly successfully without having to come home to epoxy.

There was no wind at all. Good!

I adjusted the CG back a little bit and I put in a little up on the trim adjustment.

I launched the plane and let it climb out more than I have been doing. I had it up around 75 feet before I made the first turn. Still had full power on using the 7 cell Aerobird packs. Boy does this plane lose altitude when you turn. I was warned about this, but I was still surprised. No knife edge flying with this baby!

However as soon as you level it out it starts to climb again. So, it is just a matter of understanding how the plane flies. As a matter of fact I had to take out the up in the trim or she climbed more steeply than I wanted it to, but it never stalled.

After reaching about 150 feet I was circling and crossing the field pretty well. I have to remember to level the plane after a turn. Unlike the Aerobird, when you center the stick, the plane holds the last position, it doesn't go back to level flight. You have to put it there.

I cut it back to 50%, flying on the 7 cell Aerobird packs. She flies nicely at a moderate speed, now that I know how to handle the drop in altitude in the turns. I circled it down and brought it into a landing attitude at about 20% throttle just let it come down, cutting power at the last second. Hurray. I did it! No crash!

Change batteries and up again. Same story only this time on final approach I cut the power completely. She glides in pretty well but is not the floater that the Aerobird is. Unlike the Aerobird, when it gets below a certain speed the nose drops and I can't hold it up. I did manage another soft landing. Hurray! Two and no damage. Best to land with some power still on to support a flare at the end.

Third battery change and up we go. However the sun is getting low and it is now getting hard to tell if the plane is coming or going. When it is coming right at you, the profile is so small that it is hard to see the plane at all. The third landing I held about 20% throttle and flared at the end to a clean landing.

So we came home after three batteries with no need for epoxy. I like that! Now I am working on how I should paint it to enhance the cool look. I really does looks cool in the air.

Also I need colors that will give me better visibility and directional recognition.

Finally we are flying! Now we work on becoming friends!