Hello,

Well after a few attempts of hooking up with Jim Colvin ( Aeronaut ) a Houston based Scobbee Field Flyer we finally got a break in the weather and got this Alpha Trainer up! Although the Evolution engine that is suppose to run great out of the box had to have some major adjustments made before the instructor would even consider putting it in the air, Almost didn't fly! BUt Chris Utley saved the day and came to our rescue with his engine tuning abilitys we yanked the idiot pins off of the evolution trainer engine and was able to get it to run properly! Thanks Chris if your out there! I could'nt done it with out ya!

OK. So the Plane is running and finally ready to go up! No wind to mention of, Chris gets the Plane airborne and trims it out and hands me the sticks................THis where I find out if all those winter hours spent on the RF G2 simulator helped...... THey helped considerable! I was able to do pretty much what I wanted to with the plane it was actually easier than the sim becuase I could see the ground. Granted no wind to mention of but Jim coached me through a few approaches and gave me some advice and I did a few fly byes to get use to the rudder and throttle and JIm said OK put her down. I made my wide turn just like on the sim and cut the throttle glided her down used the rudder to line her up on the runway and gave her a little elevator to sit her down! Worked great!

Refueled anf JIm said OK now put her up, So I eased up the throttle and pulled up and away she went!

Thanks Both Jim & Chris, It's folks like you who keep people coming back to the field!

ANd to all beginners or anyone considering starting the hobby! Buy Real Flight G2 - Best Money I ever Spent.

With allot of practice on the sime, my first real flight was not as nervous as I feared, I always felt I had control of the plane and after flying for 3 minutes for real and not on the sim I was sure I could land with no problems. I'm not telling anyone to try flying their firsts time with out a instructor or some help, It was nice to have a parachutte if you know what i mean!

Anywat, I'm hooked and glad to have the first flight under my belt!

MIchael