Successful Sbach Start-up

It was a great day for taking the new Sbach 342 out in the backyard to try to start up the DLE-30 for the very first time.  This plane has been sitting ready to maiden for weeks now, so I really needed to get the starting kinks worked out before taking it to the field.  I assembled the plane outside on the pack patio, and hooked the tail down with my rope and stake system.  I fueled her up and crossed my fingers for no issues.  I used the exact same technique that I have used for the DLE-55 in the Ultimate and the DL-50 in the Extra 330L.  With ignition on, choke on, and throttle set at full, I hand flipped the prop while wearing a leather glove.  I was wondering how long it would take for the first engine bark since the engine was brand new and dry.  Happily, the engine barked at about 25-30 flips.  I closed the choke, kept ignition on of course, and set throttle to low.  After about 10 flips, the engine started and stayed idling!  Yahoo, great!  It needed just a click or two higher of throttle trim to idle smooth without acting like it would die soon.  I ran her like that a minute or so and then tried different higher throttle settings and the engine responded smoothly and reliably.  Full throttle came at about 5/8 of stick movement like with the DLE-55.  I ran the engine for about 1/4 of a tank, perhaps 5 minutes, and shut her down with the opto-kill switch on my transmitter.  It worked like a charm, instantly.  SUCCESSFUL start up!  Later in the house, I created a throttle curve on the the transmitter to give less engine response at low throttle settings, and more response at the upper end of the stick movement were none existed.  The Sbach is ready to maiden now!  :)