Dean you'll be happy to know these pics were on display on the computer in the lobby at Muncie

Wow, all I can say, that was really really cool. There were certainly a lot of Magics there. I have to admit I was sort of tickled, it really re-energized me! And I mean like never before.

I still have no camera (that'll change soon) but hopefully somebody will post up some pics or send some to me, because I was really proud of the the work there.

Right now as I sit here, I am going through the emails, shipping lists, bills, everything, and trying to get back square by the end of the week. had a few glitches since I was mostly gone for about 3 weeks, and I have to spend a lot of time on the phone chasing down this and that. Air compressor took a dive on me so that threw a serious wrench in painting, so it's close to time to get a serious compressor. These 30 gallon floor models ain't cutting it.

Everyone is asking what's new in Black Magic land, and how it's going with me personally. let me tell you fast, I've never been better (except my eyesight). Yeah I had a few bumps in the road, mostly growing pains, and figuring out how to do things without killing myself. That was the hardest part. Well, I found it [8D]

As for new stuff? First I'm not answering any more questions about the 110 until it's done. Soon, and that's the best I can offer. I refuse to estimate again until I know for certain. i will say it's worth the wait. I just want easy, awesome, fast and not too expensive.

I'm playing with some testing on the VF3. After over a year now I have a couple of ideas I want to play with. it took thousands of flights and a lot of extreme set ups to find anything I wanted to improve, but I think I found a couple of things and so I'm testing them. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the plane as it is, but if it can be better, you know how I am....and if I find something really realy cool, I might make a special edition Magic.

And yes I am designing a new plane. But it won't be available until after the nats next year at the earliest unless I just miraculously get a lot of spare time (yeah right). This will be a very "next level" sort of project. I doubt the areodynamics will change much from the VF3 (which is pretty darned solid) but some of the construction may. I am just fine tuning it for the FAI -11 patterns. And no it's not going to be composite and this one has only one wing. A biplane is probably in the future somewhere, but it is a very intense project and a long way off.

So, I usually take a week off after the nats, but not this year. I am really fired up! And I'll post some on the concours when I get the pics. Those who were there, the planes that won were outstanding!!!! Todd Schmidtt won the overall best of show with his own designed fully composite Defiant, and Luis Rodriguez won the craftsman's choice with a fully painted Pentathlon. The trophies were a little more than we usually get in pattern and you should have heard the thunder when they won.....it was.....well, inspiring!

So with that, I'm off to cut some foam and do some sanding and drawing.......

-Mike