Maiden flight
It’s done nothing but blow a gale and rain for the last four days. Massive storms just a few miles away down on the atlantic coast.
Anyway, today was the first clear day, so a bit of fuel and it’s away !
This is the first time I’ve flown a control line plane for about twenty years, so it’s a bit erratic 
The other problems were the garden was a bit small so the lines are too short and the fuel pickup didn’t seem to be working very well, hence the stuttering.
I’m kind of glad I crashed in the end, as I was getting dizzy. Longer lines next time.
Stuart and Gabrielle:
Hi Ian, Congratulations on the maiden flight. I watched the You Tube clip but it made me laugh out loud as I could hear the Uber-Wasp but could never actually catch the plane. I’m glad it worked and bet Hugh was delighted. Well done you
March 1, 2010, 11:56 pmG
j.gasrel t:
Hi just saw your clip as I subscribed to a google alert for Brittany France.
March 2, 2010, 9:49 pmWhere my fathers’ family is from.I have only been there (Brittany) once as my parents came to the USA in 1949. My moms from Alsace region.
Good to meet you-
j.gasrel.t