Sorry, had a busy day yesterday and didn't have much time to follow up.
Maiden flights and subsequent flights went well. The plane came out at least a pound heavier than others flying with a DLE30, and while the plane shrugged off the extra weight at speed (did I say how fast she is???), she was sluggish in slow 3D. The precision attributes of the MXSR are really remarkable, with beautiful easy to control rolls, and pop tops were also nice!
Additionally, the extra weight meant a faster landing speed, which made landing a little harder to do on our small grass runway. I'll admit to breaking the wheel pants on one fast landing... Wasn't at the top of my game on Sunday I suppose.
As Drew mentioned, the smoke was cool, but since it didn't pour out gobs of smoke, (little DLE30, go figure!) and the plane was heavy, I decided to pull the whole smoke system out and go fly again next week.
Finally, the plane has some warping/bowing of the control surfaces, and some large hinge gaps. After talking with Tim at Redwing yesterday, we agreed the best course of action is to seal the hinge lines, straighten the control surfaces (bend, heat covering, repeat), lighten the plane by removing smoke, then go back out and throw down!
More to follow after work is done