Well, it flew! Not only did it fly but it flew very well! Unfortunately, it didn't fly long enough. After about five minutes I had a dead stick and had to bring her in. Went just a little long on the roll out and lost a wheel collar which ended my flying for the day. No damage to the plane at all, I didn't have the outer covers on the wheel pants yet so everything worked out well.

The initial takeoff was uneventful, she tracked perfectly straight and lifted off at about 1/3 throttle. The plane required no trim inputs whatsoever but I usually set my planes up with about 1 click of down trim in them for normal flying and this one was perfect right off the bat. The low rates in the manual were used and I think they are awfully tame for a 3 D plane, although they were perfect for a maiden flight. I think I'll up 'em about 15% before the next flight. Slow rolls were effortless and knife edge/ inverted flight like a pattern plane. I didn't notice any bad habits at all but unfortunately I never got to try out the high rates do to the dead stick. Landing without power was no problem at all. The engine quit on the back leg and she just flew and flew. Made the turn and floated her right in for a nice 3 point landing.

I think the dead stick was do to a combination of a slightly too large prop (20/10) and insufficient airflow through the cowl. I was trying to avoid it but I guess I am going to have to open up a larger hole in the front of the cowl to get airflow across the cylinder. I did pull a couple of verticles with the plane and the motor is a very good choice for those of you who are considering a gas engine for this plane. If the weather permits, I'll be back out tomorrow and hopefully get to give it a proper ringing out but it's supposed to rain so who knows.