Well…….
I didn't get a chance to fly the model again before the British Nationals, but I felt confident enough in the plane to take it with me.
The Gods of English weather smiled on us this weekend and the Nats got some fantastic weather (very rare this year )
Even though on day 2 the wind was 90 deg across the runway.
The Hawk coped with the cross wind with ease, just a touch of rudder and no trouble.

I have now flown the model a number of times over the weekend and although i have not used full landing flap yet I can confirm that this is a beautiful plane to fly,
Being in a public show I felt I could not be a too adventurous, so basic manoeuvres such as rolls, high speed passes, 45 deg. presentation passes, loops and knife edge were all that I undertook.
The model fly’s them very smoothly and attracted a lot of interest from the flight line and public alike.

THe Wren 44 Gold is a perfect partner for this model but a 54 and even a P60 (Trevor) would turn it into a rocket...

It fly’s and feels like a much larger model, its 'sit' is right in the air and is very solid in high speed banked turns.
I used take off flap to land and as you apply them her nose just dips slightly, no worry or problem, it does not continue, just a change of flying attitude, so i am expecting full flap to be 'more of the same'
Elevator control is smooth and positive, the rock solid mechanism used by Jim Fox, functions perfectly without the need to mass balance them.

A word on knife-edge...she loves it!
No detectable roll couple, just put her on her side and 'breath' on the rudder...it goes onto rails and just steer with the elevator...beautiful.
If you push harder on the rudder she climbs [X(] I think it may be possible to do a knife edge loop [8D]

I have to say that as the weekend went by the knife edges got lower and lower...[8D]

Two of the flights were videoed and when I have a copy I will post them for you guys.

I will continue to post as the final details are added I still have to paint the arrow on the underside and add the under wing fairings...dorsals...headlight...pito...[8D]

A very happy person returned home tonight from a great weekend [sm=wink_smile.gif]

Paul