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> BTW, I've mentioned this on other lists. When doing first flights and flight
> testing of canard aircraft, especially with auto conversions, I think one
> should choose an airport to fly out of with multiple, crossing, very long
> runways. Have plans on what you will do if your engine quits soon after
> takeoff from any runway you will use. You can't expect to just hop in an
> experimental plane of this nature and fly it off a short runway as if it
> were a certified plane that has been well proven. You have to expect or
> assume something can go wrong at any time, even the worst possible time.
>
> Back to luring... :)