Follow up:

I took the Kadet over to my club field Sat. morning and it was packed! After a worktable became open, I set up and started talking to a few guys(who showered me with compliments on the covering job). They recommended I speak with one particular gentleman. After a brief conversation with him, I did a surface deflection and range check, fired up the fox, and the gentleman took 'er off. She climbed like a rocket. After he trimmed out the Kadet, he turned over the controls, and I flew around for 10 minutes--let me say, it's a little nervewracking to spend your maiden flight on a whole new type of airplane sharing airspace with a 1/4 scale Quickee, a 1/4 scale nieuport with smoke, and another trainer. However, I did just fine. I even managed to carry on a conversation with the instructor about how long I'd been flying, why I bought a fox engine, etc. BTW, the engine does not idle reliably, and the plane only needs about 1/3 throttle for fast level flight--kind of a dilemma. So, he asked if I wanted to land it, and my reply was, "I've got to learn sometime, eh?". As I turned from base to final, the fox quit, and I glided her in for a (in my eyes) perfect dead-stick wheel landing. Not even a bounce. Two guy even applauded the landing. In retrospect, I was definitely making a mountain out of a molehill. I found the kadet is actually easier (except maybe in dead calm air) to fly than my GWS cub. It goes exactly where you tell it, rather than where the wind tells it. So, now I'm all set--I just need an engine that will idle without quitting. My only regret is that I didn't do this sooner! Here's a post-flight picture: