Ok, here goes...

I moved the c.g. forward to where the instructions say, and put all the controls at the high end of the recommended movements. (Except for the rudder, which I set to move 20mm more than spec'd, but added 60% expo.) The bottom wing incidence came out as recommended, but the top wing was +1 degrees positive while -1 degree is recommended. I decided to leave it at that, because normally on a positive stagger bipe one would like the top wing a touch positive so that it stalls before the bottom wing and causes a natural nose down moment once stalled.

It is powered by a souped up Homelite 30cc engine that turns an APC 16 x 8 prop at well over 9000 rpms. Final weight was 14 lbs.

Anyway, I just got back from doing the test flights, and it went great. For me at least, it seems like a ***** cat. No problems on take off, and the only problem on landing was that with the conservative c.g. and elevator throw, you had to work at it a bit to get the nose up and slow down for a nice landing. With this engine, it takes off before you reach half throttle, will cruise around easily at 1/4 throttle, and really moves out and has great vertical at full throttle.

After the first flight, I increased the aileron and elevator throws by 20%, and will probably increase them more yet as I get used to the plane. I will also start moving the c.g. back a little at a time. It does seem to want to climb and needed several clicks of down trim. The climbing seems to be speed related and not power related so I will probably shim the top wing to get the desired -1 degree of incidence to cure this tendency, and leave the engne thrust line alone.

I think the only caution I would have to mention, is to be careful and do your first snaps at high altitude. The first one I did surprised me and it did two snaps before I could release the controls. You might try partial snap control movements until you get used to the plane.

So, in closing, I like the plane a lot. It is very attractive and flies quite well. Stick with the factory recommended settings for the test flight, and you will do fine.

Thanks,
AV8TOR