I recently purchased this plane as well. I have experience with glow planes and thought that a little electric would help hone my skills when I can't get to my club field (30+ miles one way). I did all the normal routines, especially focusing on balancing the plane. I tried to take off from the parking lot of local school yard. The plane tracked straight and fast, but didn't want to lift off. Not having ever hand launched a plane I was reticent to try. My question to John at Nitro, am I and other pilots of this plane missing something that we can't take off from the ground or does the surface have to be "glass" smooth to do so? If I need to hand launch, what is the best way to do so? ( ie - full throttle and elevator neutral, half throttle and some elevator ).

Thanks - Mike