First impressions

The aircraft finally arrived, it was quite an ordeal to get it through the cumbersome (and expensive!) Peruvian shipping regulations and red tape, but Tati is well versed navigating this types of issues.

Our initial impression was.. "it is beautiful"

First flights showed it took off and flew like a fast power aircraft but glided and landed like a glider.
The climb is amazing, once leveled you get to speed in no time, actually too fast.. if any, one has to always be aware not to exceed the yellow line as it does not requires much engine to get there.

Handling characteristics are very nice, power off stalls are a non event, you can hardly notice. In the air flies smoothly and responds to command instantly.

Landings are fun.. there are not to many glider pilots here in Peru, so it really surprises passenger-pilots when you idle the engine far out on downwind and get it down to the runway with so much altitude that you have to bring it down with spoiler and finesse.

We can already see we are going to have lot of fun with it !