Yeah, I think Jeff says it well above. To me everything looked pretty well regarding the plane until the ailerons.

The other stuff, probably it could be done better, so probably it should be....people too close (though I agree that a .40 sized plane is as harmful in many ways)....what are all those people running around on the tarmac itself while the plane is taxiiing on it? Not a good scenario there. To me, I would want conditions absolutely perfect for a maiden.....and you saw the conditions.....coats and hats, nice stiff breeze blowing the wind sock to straight out, etc....certainly less than ideal. Why rush it? No need to get in a hurry at that point. Keeping it on the ground another day would have given it at least one more day of life.