Hi Men,

I'm still grieving, so pardon me. This past Saturday was a beautiful day in New Mexico. It was 75 degrees with no wind. A perfect day to fly my new plane done in the Matt Chapman scheme.

Everything is ready. A more experienced pilot takes the controls. Perfect first flight. He makes it look easy. The plane has no bad tendicies even with 13 extra oz in the nose. Does not have unlimited vertical even with the Saito 180 and a 16/8 prop. Perfect take off and landing though.

Now it's my turn. Wobbly take off, but she's up and flying. Trying to keep it easy. One stall turn and the rest of the flight is nothing but easy turns and a couple of low speed passes. Now for the trouble, I was making a left turn too slow. It stalls and starts spinning to mother earth. I could not react quick enough.........

Lesson learned, keep flying speed up, especially on big planes. My biggest plane prior to that was a four star 40. Well off to get another.

Any other tips would be great.

Thanks , Still Grieving,
Dan