Well, I made the maiden flight today.... First one: stalled on landing - downside up!! Drained H2O from engine, etc. Still able to fire 'er up! Second, and subsequent flights: All well once I discovered that the Greatplanes flots were taking on water; not so Great!! Pretty tricky for a newbie to fly a variable c/g aircraft!! Did manage to get some good pix if anyone's interested. Again, thanks for all the info.