ORIGINAL: seanb
i went to the field today to have some of the guys check out my finished airplane and it got a clean bill of health as well as some nice compliments on my first covering job. i wasnt planing on flying today because i am not yet an official member of the club but a couple of guys offered to take me up. well as luck would have it no one there(there was only a few people today-very cold) had the newer style trainer cord to work with my 7CAP so i asked one of the guys take it up just so i could see it fly. there was a moment of fear when 1 month of my time and a good amount of money raced down the runway and sped up to the point of no return and then it soared into the air. even though i did not get to fly it today myself, it was very exciting to see it take to the air. the guy who flew it said it was excellent, he hardly had to trim it at all. well next weekend i will fly it with an instructor and in the mean time i got to have my plane inspected, trimmed out and get a test flight. all in all it was a good day.
That is great
. It's not to often that a trainer does not need much trimming. I'll bet the goose bumps have not gone away yet. Even if they have they will come back when you get to fly it. Even though you did not fly it, you now know what it's like to at least see your creation fly. It's just like being a proud papa and also the same as seeing your daughter go out on her first date, big smiles and huge shakes all at once. [X(]
Congrats....