Maiden went pretty well. Rates were way too high for precision, plane felt really pitch-sensitive (due to the large wing? That's what I saw in the videos and was hoping to overcome with increased ballast). Turned down the low rates down but still not enough.

Got two flights in today; first flight was 7min just flying lazily around and getting used to the plane - 2000mah consumption. Second flight I forgot the timer - flew a long time, battery at 37.4V when I was done, on the charger now to see the consumption.

Can fly around a long time on 5000mah. Plane definitely did not seem heavy, and with 95% break on the CC ESC there was barely any acceleration on down lines. I think the plane could handle more weight if I decided to throw weight into it (which I might with a switch or something).

Not sure I like the 12 pitch prop. 18x10 is probably the best choice, however I could use some more time to get used to electric flight and throttle usage - it's different when you can't hear the engine RPM to judge your throttle position. Felt a lot like the 15x10 on the Venus w/120AX, where it had plenty of top speed for winds but lacked the acceleration and pull for immediate throttle response.

Plane had TONS of power; accelerated in up lines, plenty of bite in the head wind today to keep constant speed. Again, acceleration in down lines was not that significant, and with 18x10 prop or 100% break it may be totally fine.

Up-elevator trim wasn't enough that there is space between the stab and elevator - just a few clicks and not enough to complain about.

Breezy conditions with head wind; plane bumped around and it was too choppy to start making trim flights or adding mixes. Definitely a nose dip with rudder input, slight roll on KE and I think it pulled to the belly on KE but can't remember.

I think with a few more flights and some fine-tuning, I will really like this plane. Biggest problem I found is that I haven't flown a plane in 6mos. and I was just horrible flying the plane.

CG I think was 185cm as per the manual; inverted 45* line and plane just faintly started to pull out with hands-off - pretty perfect for pattern flying.