Waiex W0191

We had our first flight of Waiex 191 on Monday evening, 7/25. We chose an evening with calm winds and went for it.  I was pretty nervous right up until I pushed the throttle in, and then I was just in pilot mode.  It's a very easy airplane to fly, and the Aerovee ran great.  To get recurrent I flew the flight school Cessna C140.  If you can do a good job on the takeoff and landing of a C140, the Waiex is pretty easy.  Definitely a mild mannered tailwheel airplane.  So far I'm seeing about 100kts cruise and 120 wide open.  As I write this I've actually completed my third flight and things are getting routine. I've enclosed a few pictures, including Adam riveting the tail frames together in 2013 and building the engine in 2016.  Same kid who is standing next to me in the first flight picture, but with a bunch of hours of construction under his belt.