Welcome, and well met!
Love the game, play it far too seldom. I still cherish the evening the Prussian digs doused their flames via uncontrolled 'landing' at sea. Did the Queen proud, g'awd bless 'er!
The cards are indeed quite impressive, but I'm excited about the bases. As a fanboy of Full Thrust, the thought of a 'nef version leaves me all tingly. ;->=
I'd oft thought of mix-and-matching FT and Aeronef, which to be honest, already has overlap, but I love discovering someone else has already invented the wheel.
Please do keep us up-to-date on further crafting of the rules! Also, you'll notice there's a 'sticky' for all things Airbourne in VSF. You might add links to any of the homebuilts I saw on your blog.
Doug