WOOOHOOO I got my maiden in today!! What a rush!!! I got 2 flights in --both ended up in deadsticks... I am wondering if my engine is getting too hot or the low end adjustment is too lean...enough with that for now.

Flying was great. My old flight instructor was at the field today and helped smooth out the pre-maiden jitters! Was very nice to have a good experienced piolet double checking my plane for me. I was very glad to know that I had done everything right the first time! Anyway... I get to the field...install the wing, fuel up the bird and double and triple check out all my throws and make sure I didnt miss anything. My brother offered to let me fly his plane a bit to get the thumbs warmed up but I thought...naaa its time to get this Rocket into the air!!! Time to start the engine...get it fired up and everything is running very smoothly one more check that the throws are correct and gulp...its taxi time.

The field was clear, no one else flying. Perfect. I taxi to the runway and line up for my takeoff. I let it sit for just a couple seconds to admire such a sweet looking plane. 2 deep breaths and time to throttle up....here we go I am committed now..the tails comes off the ground and in another ten feet or so I realize that the plane wants too lift off..just a tad bit down elevater and she leaps off the ground! Whoops no tip stall there she is flying!!! My old instructer makes sure that I am at least a couple mistakes high before I start to trim it out. It is flying very nice and smoth. 2 clicks of the down elevater and one click left aileron and she is flying perfectly! I can go hands of and it flies perfectly straight and level!

I pattern fly for about 6-7 mins before I decide for my first attempt at landing. I throttle back and quickly realize that I am deadstick!! Oh well I was lined up good anyway so in she comes...just a tad bit hot but no problem. Just one little bounce and she settles in for a perfect landing. I go get the plane and I had only used about 1/3 of a tank. not too bad. I fuel up and weight for the addrenaline to slow down for a few min.

After about 15 mins I am ready for my second flight. Just as nice as the first. This time after about 4 min I loop and lose power when I throttled back at the top of my loop. Oh well I am stilll quite high so I was able to drop in fast and bleed some airspeed off for another hot landing...just a bit more of a bounce this time but not too bad. The landing gear didnt bend so I was happy. Overall I am very happy with how it flies. I wish I had more time at the field but oh well I get to get it into the air again on friday. I just need to get that engine dying thing figured out first. The last time I had the engine flying on my old plane it worked perfectly that I why I am wondering if it is heat related. I plan on taking off my cowl and adjusting the low end adjustment. (I forgt to drill a hole for that one!!) How does an engine act when it overheats? When I do that I think I will replace the crappy red spinner that came with the plane. That is the only bad thing I noticed.