Well, after completely prepping the XSP yesterday, I went out and flew my new toy today. Arrived at my local site to find two sheriff’s vehicles blocking the entrance. Turns out they were doing search and rescue practice with a helicopter. The sheriff advised me they would be done in 10 minutes and to move away because the chopper “would pepper my truck with rocks if I stayed where I was”. Wish I got some pictures - it was fun to watch the copter land, the men rush the stretcher (with a dummy) into the chopper, then watch the chopper take off while the men took cover behind their vehicle. Man, there was dust and dirt flying!
After they left, I set up, did a compass calibration with no issues, and she flew great. On the RTH landing, she came down fairly quickly from 200 feet, and then she slowed down for the last 10 feet, with a perfect landing and shutdown.
On another note, I just watched my Red Sox turn a triple play!