Don....The Hangar 9 "Angle Pro" measures to 1/10 of degrees...
One thing I have noticed with many pilots maidening is the unexplainable urge to keep flying at full speed once airborne.
My routine is to get up to take off speed and slightly above , get airborne to about 30-40 ft and then cut back immediately to half gas to let the plane settle in, do a quick trim if necessary to keep it flying relatively straight for about 100 ft. then begin gentle circuits. This still may require holding in manual trim to keep her flying level until I can come around for a fly-by and then readjusting the trim as I am looking at the model coming at me, or flying straight away from me.
I have seen so many pilots getting their hands full in a hurry at full gas because the plans is over reacting at full speed to any rigging or incidence problems.
Just wondering what your "maiden routine" is or any other pilots have to say?
When were you planning on re-maidening?