FliteTest Spear w/iNav Maiden, turning a man into a boy. 

This is the maiden flight experience of my FliteTest Spear. I built the plane in January, 2020 and have been afraid to send it. I did bring it out to the flying field several times, but always had an excuse not to fly it. Finally on May 23, I sent the plane skyward.
Weather: Temp: 28C (82F) Winds 7m/s (15m/h) out of the S to SE. Gusty. There were a few tiny pockets of smooth air for a few seconds here and there, but it was mostly quite a breezy day.
I am a noob to iNav and RC Aircraft in general. My first real flight with a FT Tiny Trainer was about one year ago exactly. I built and crashed several planes before then, but it wasn't until I started flying with Andy and Kevin last year that I was actually able to send a plane and land it!
This plane will need tuning, in fact, I'm such an iNav newbie that I haven't even run Autotrim or Autotune on any of my now three iNav builds. My plan is to do a video series on following the iNav Fixed Wing Group's Tuning Guide. I hope soon...
This is my first plane with a pan tilt for the FPV camera. I use the sliders on the Taranis to move them. That really adds an element to flying. This is my test setup before a head tracker. This is also my first plane where the plan is to carry HD cameras. I'm so sick of DVR footage!
There were two issues discovered after the flight; the motor mount bolts were loose I discovered after I got the plane back in the hanger. The other... I'll let you watch to the end to see. Both of these issues have been fixed and the plane is ready for its next mission.
Here are the specs for this FT Spear:
3 Pieces of Dollar Tree Foam Board (Adams Ready Board)
AUW 1374g (3lbs) w/ Zippy Compact 3300 4S 40C
1045mm (41.1in) wingspan
SunnySky X2216 VII (The Black Ones!) 1250 KV Motor
APC 8x6E Propeller
Hobbywing Skywalker 50A ESC
Matek F411WSE w/ iNav 2.2.1 (Flashed and configured in January, 2020)
ReadyMade RC Mini220 GPS
Emax ES08MDII Servos for control surfaces
Turnigy TGY-180D Pan Servo
TowerPro clone MD90 Tilt Servo
FrSky R9 Mini RX
RunCam Eagle 2 Pro FPV Camera
Eachine VTX
Foxeer V2 RHCP Antenna
Adafruit NeoPixel Lighting (The 16 pixel ring is the perfect size for the motor ring!)
Custom 3D printed parts, and parts from Thingiverse
The entire plane is covered with packing tape, either clear, or colored on the underside.

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