Left to Right:  Phil, Lane, Eddie, ?????

I did not plan on taking the Rig on this day trip to Lumberton Miss but all it needed to fly was
some fuel tubing and lots of charging. The hatches are not done and the fuel tanks
were not even test with fuel yet. I always test run the engine and taxi around the driveway
and fix all the little problems that always come up.  On the way to the field I just figured something
would go wrong and I would just put it back in the trailer and fix it at home.

Nothing happened. After about an hour of charging the 7 battery packs it was ready.
After one failed start,  and with 2/3 of load of fuel, it lifted off the launch ramp at about %70-%80 power.

As I carried it out, I told Phil to power back because it was trying to lift me up. The new Rig
is about 5 lb. lighter then Rig #1 and it really makes a difference.
 
 

The first flight was around 3 min and I made Phil stay low. Hovering at 5-6 feet is the hardest
thing we have done with the Rig, but the new Rig had no problem. The flight control system
seems to work better on the lighter plane and ever with a broken wing spar from the
ride in the trailer (not as bad as you may think) the plane was very stable in flight
and seemed to just sit there.
 
 

Cedric took these pics and they are very clear and sharp.  I don't know what Rocketman is doing but it looks important!!!!
 

You can clearly see the heat plume from the Master Blaster (AT450) along with Phil, Rocketman, Me and mystery man.
 
 
 
 
 

This was about as high as it got on its first and only flight.
 
 

I don't know what is going on here... I looks bad but I don't remember any it... Rocketman is still
doing that important job of his.