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Old 09-20-2003 | 12:22 AM
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Bullitt
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Default RE: Chipmunk or Something Extra

I flew my SE for the first time today and it was fantastic. It is my second plane, and I was able to take-off, trim it out, and land it myself on the very first flight. The flight was so clean, my instructor said I didn't even come close to needing him for anything and left me! Must have been the 3 point landing. After a thorough post-flight inspection, the second flight I was doing aerobatics and touch & goes. I have the Saito 72 installed with Dubro Heavy Duty LG and the kit wheels. Plenty of clearance with even a 13" APC prop with the Dubro gear on our grass field. The plane balanced 4" back from the LE with the Saito in the nose and no tail weight added. The Saito pulls it effortlessly. Vertical on half throttle. The plane does give confidence. Touch & goes on the second flight with my first tail dragger/low wing plane. What does that tell you? Believe me, the plane was making me look like I actually knew what I was doing, and that is quite a feat! The only thing I want to change now is to do something with the bottom of the wings. It rolls so fast it's hard to tell which ways up! I don't want to even think about going to the high rates. :0