There's about a 50:50 shot of getting my 'Widow airborne on Sunday.
The plane is finished and I am playing with the radio programming and rates this evening. I managed to drop-test it a few minutes ago (retracted the gear by accident). No damage- it was going to happen eventually anyway.
I am going to fire off the engines in the morning. Both have about a gallon through them and they ran flawlessly on my Extra. But they haven't been run for a couple of months now and never on this plane so who knows. If the engines run good tomorrow then I am probably still on for Sunday.
I'm going to let a "very experienced" buddy (Bill) maiden it for me- this plane may be at the limits of my flying abilities, and if there are big problems on the maiden then I want to give it as much of a chance of survival as possible. But my knees are already knocking anyway!
Word of the impending maiden has already spread through the visiting IMAC'ers and club members. There should be quite a crowd.
Walt