Cvedral,
Awesome looking Phaeton and congradulations on your maiden flight!!!
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There's nothing wrong with asking a more experienced flyer maiden your airplane. I'm pretty sure allot of us have done it. Besides, If I had done it on my Ultrastick 120 Lite, chances are I would still have the airplane to fly (ie, I destroyed it on final approach on landing after the maiden flight...[:@])
Good luck with your Phaeton. May it give you many years of enjoyable flying..