I made a pact with myself that except for research to answer a question, I would not revisit this forum until I had at least tried to fly my Tiny Trainer.
I finished the new wing build. I found a place to fly. Today was a day off from work, and the weather was amazingly accomodating.
So. Here I am, back on the forum. Yes, I got video.
That was the first battery. My first ever RC flight, with my first ever RC plane build. I flew through almost three batteries. I nose-dived at the end of the first battery. I successfully landed at the end of the second battery, and nose-dived about two-thirds of the way into the third. It was getting late, and it was time to go home anyway.
The field I was flying on was sodden. That actually worked to my advantage. No damage to the TT at all. The final crash dislodged my receiver from the tape and I've got a bit of a wrinkle on one side the nose. Given time and another battery, she would have gone right back into the air.
Did my sim time help? I "nearly" crashed so many times it would be difficult to count. Every time my fingers just kind of moved on their own, and I looped or pulled out of it. Both crashes occurred simply because the plane was so far away that I could hardly see it, and lost orientation. In my opinion, the sim time was invaulable.
Those of you who suggested and explained the stripes on the bottom of the wing? Thank You! Those stripes are pretty much how I flew. I just watched them and knew what the plane was doing, until it got too far away, and I couldn't see them anymore.
End of the day? WooHoo! I got to fly! It was exhilirating and terrifying and everything I'd hoped it would be. If you watched the video, the GoPro is on my head. It's not hard to see just how shaky I was!
It is thanks to FliteTest and this wonderful family that I got to experience that. Thank you! I cannot wait to fly again.