This is and updated flight report for the FK. The "pilot" (me) has learned to fly the bird. The rudder is certainly big and effective. Bruce, I'm sorry for the rudder comment in post #17 above saying the rudder was small for the airplane size. The rudder is fine. After getting the right amount of aileron to rudder mix, she now turns and flies just fine. Another rudder observation, on high rate(near full rudder available) the rudder will just about turn the airplane sideways. I know some of you really good pilots will say rudder mixing is not needed. And it isn't. However, I have spent most of my adult life flying planes that had yaw devices or rudder coordination devices installed. I know we can do it the old fashioned way, but technology can be fun to master. I still do it the old fashioned way with some of my RC planes and in a "full scale" 62 year old tail dragger that I have been entrusted to care for.

But back to the FK. Full flap landings are a piece of cake. Half flap takeoffs work really well. Now that I've flown three of BTE's planes, my favorite is the Venture(Bruce, how about another Venture run? I'd buy one or two.). The Vortex and FK are tied. However, the Vortex and FK are totally opposite. The Vortex fast and sprinkled with adrenalin. The FK is more sedate.

Oh, and every time I take the FK up, the guys all stand and wait for whatever is going to be dropped from her bomb bay.