Back from the maiden slope flight. Woohoo she flies great. Very pleased. Right after launch I could tell Jaron was very comfortable as he was not conservative in his flying.
We had several people wanting us to put in larger ailerons, and we went a little larger, but more importantly, I think the biggest issue with the original Ride Runt design was the airfoil. The new Evo has a much better airfoil that pays a lot more attention to the trailing edge "grip" so I didn't want to put a huge aileron on. But in the back of my mind I was wondering. LOL Well, I think you all will be pleased with the feel in flight of the new RR Evo. She responds very well, and just feels very comfortable. I was actually surprised that the inverted flight is pretty decent too. She rolls nice with great authority, and stops when you stop. Is she the fastest rolling thing on the hill, nope, but I think she is actually perfect in roll. Feels really solid and very predictable. We had moderate throw and 20% expo with a touch of differential and she is pretty close to perfect.
Elevator feels really good. Stalls are good and she recovers fast. Could have used a little ballast as it was windy and she is light, but she did really well with the gusts. The site we flew at was nice and windy, but the slope does not convert wind to lift as well as many slopes. Still more than plenty for the efficient little Ridge Runt. I was having fun flying her in close, rolling, and just getting to know her. If it was not so cold I would still be out there flying her. She is a winner.
We will be adding a few cleanups to our files and start making the kits. Need to do another build for the instruction manual and ready to rip. Can't wait for you all to give her a try!
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