RE: crashed on the maiden
Yeah, Brad.. one thing I am paranoid about is aileron reversal. I don't know why because I've never crashed one because of that, but have heard of many and seen at least one. It was not pretty.
Now, I've done the right-hand left-hand thing in a panic. I was in a take off, and the plane veered toward the fligh line. When 'commanding' my brain to use the rudder, I, for some reason, used the aileron. That was on take off, at full throttle, and about 5 feet off of the ground. You know the story... a tad bit of up elevator for normal take off, but then, in mild panic, full aileron.. rolled inverted, then... Expiration date on one Venus 40!!