I made two flights on the Bronco today, and they were exciting.

On the first takeoff, I used nearly the length of our field 500 feet, and the nose did not want to come off the ground. I let up on the throttle, and the plane took off. This scared the crap out of me, so I hit the throttle to full, and proceeded to trim out the plane.

After about 5 minutes, one engine died at the top of a big loop. The plane immediately rolled over and started to spin. I thought it was the end, but I was able to save it with rudder (after I figured out which way). I was able to get the plane leveled out, and I killed the other engine for a dead stick landing. I slightly overshot the field, but landed softly in the bean field.

I took the canopy off and adjusted the nose wheel so that the nose stood a little taller. I only gained about a 1/4" though, but thought I would try it again.

Take off was a little better, at least I knew what to expect. Once I hit full speed, I let off on the throttle, and the nose came up nicely. I transistioned to full and flew the plane. It really flew nice, No flame outs this time, and I was able to land the plane nicely.

It was a lot of fun, not the type of plane you would want to fly every weekend, but I really enjoyed it.