Well, got distracted with other stuff but finally buckled down and got the Rafale to it's maiden flight yesterday. It was an uneventful, easy, stable flight. Very little trim change, a couple of clicks of aileron and elevator. Set up 3 control rates, started in mid and wound up in low. Responsive aileron and elevator but not tricky in any way. Achieved very stable hands off level flight quickly with the CG at factory recommended. Will get into some rolls and knife edge next to sort out couplings and CG adjustments in the next several flights. Going to be fun. Rafale has a great presence on the ground and in the air with that big delta wing like few other RC jets.