My P6E flew today on it's maiden flight. That is some beautiful airplane in the air. It was refreshing to see a model fly like the airplane it replicated. This bird is powered with a Magnum .91, spinning a 15X6 prop. Not enough power you say, it flew perfectly, most of the time it was almost full throttle, until it was time to land. Then we realized that the airplane would fly on 1/2 throttle just as nice as it did full bore.

About the C/G; I had mounted 2 ea, 2 ounce weights to get the C/G right. During the first flight, something fell from the airplane and after considerable inspections, we decided that it must have hit a bug or something similar. Without taking the cowling off, we could not find anything missing. We flew it again without any problem. After getting back to the house, and removing the cowling, I could not believe the weights were missing. It flew well without them. Think I'll rebalance it.

Final note: I do not fly my models any more since I've had a couple of strokes and it has effected my eyes. I build with a magnifing glass on a headband. I was so excited with the slow flight of the P6E I asked my son (the pilot) for the controls and flew a couple of passes, it felt great.

Bob C