Maiden flight

Before I get into gear, mods, plane building, etc., lets just fast forward a few weeks and see the result.

It's my first plane's first flight. And short after this video it was my first flight too! I haven't tried to land yet... it was a bit windy and I wanted to bring the plane back home in one piece...

Anyway, it's an FT Spitfire, designed by the awesome folks at FliteTest, who not only sell this plane (and many others) as a kit but also make the plans available for download.

Alfredo Morgado, an experienced RC pilot from the club "Rodas no Ar" (Porto de Mós, Portugal), "volunteered" to test fly the plane.

Apart from the foamcore wheels, which barely survived the first landing, everything worked perfectly.

After this video was shot, Alfredo got the plane in the air again and passed me the transmitter...

:)


Have a safe crash,
Miguel