Well, I maidened the Slick. It didn't go so well, and I'm not sure I liked its flying characteristics. I'm a "transitional" pilot -- able to fly normal aerobatics and very comfortable doing so, but I'm just baaaaarely moving towards learning 3D. I'm very comfortable now with my SHP and I'd hoped the Slick would be a slightly larger, better flying version of that plane, but I'm thinking now...maybe not so much.

It was fun though flying it around, it just all went to hell when it came time to land. I had to make a few passes before even getting a shot worth taking, then I put it in kind of hot. Not super hot, but yeah, fairly hot, and it did way more damage than I would expect. The landing gear sheared at the blind nuts; just ripped right out of the wood. And of course, the wheel pants said "NOM NOM NOM, wing covering!" so now my wings are always going to look like ass. And not nice ass either. :/

So, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. My friend Chad is interested in buying another Slick, so mine may end up in his hangar, and I'll go sulk in my SHP-corner. :/

Oh well. Maybe I should've stuck with warbirds!