It Flys! It Flys! It Flys! I had an interesting day. I've just gotten into slope flying. The winds were supposed to be favorable for the slope I fly off, so I loaded up the plane and headed out. I climbed all the way to the top of the slope (its quite a hike) and was very dissappointed to find no wind. This is the first time I actually cursed the weather for not providing wind and I realized that that was pretty silly. I went back home and decided to fly a powered plane. I got to looking at my small fleet and realized that none of my planes were ready to go. All were either not charged or in minor disrepair. All except the un-maidened Dazzler. There is a couple guys in the club that I promised that I would let them know when I planned on flying it. I decided that I would just take it out and do some taxi testing (I almost had myself believing that I had no intention of flying it ). I did do some taxiing with it. Almost a whole tank's worth. I then decided that this was the day to maiden it. Everything was working well, the engine was running great and there was almost no wind. I pointed the Dazzler down the runway and slowly applied throttle. I had only gotten to about half throttle and it jumped right off the runway! It kinda surprised me. I took it up a couple hundred feet and trimmed it out. It only took a couple of clicks of aileron. Man, what a feeling to get a box full of balsa sticks to fly and fly this well. I came in for my first landing and was kinda dissappointed as to how fast it landed. That was before I realized I was too nerved up and landed down-wind. After my hands quit shaking, I took it up again and did a few loops and rolls, I was very impressed. Then I landed - into the wind - and I was very pleased to see it slow down to a crawl before gently touching down. I could've flown this great plane for hours, but the sun was getting low in the sky which put it right in my eyes for landings. Thanks to everyone that gave me tips and advice. I have alot of pride in this thing.