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phase 6 test flight
Fred:
Hey Luke,
Do you have expo as well ?
I always put 30% on elevator as a start, smooth your flying... (I never use Dual Rate)
luke:
hi fred, well i thought i might try that first anyways, im not a big fan of expo . i think my problem is that im trying to turn a slope racer into a floater. :lol:
Happy Days:
For your info Luke...................
I've just been repairing my Phase following a rather poor showing of controlled crashing on Sunday. :oops:
I took the chance to weigh all be ballast in the nose of the model.
Turns out that including the battery, the ballast comes out at 248grms.
K.
luke:
hi keith, sorry to hear bout your prang. hope there wasnt too much damage, was it C.G. related ???
im still waiting to test fly my own one since modifying the fuselage.
and totally unrelated: i have an O.S. 46la that wont behave aswell :lol:
will she fly again keith????
Happy Days:
Hi Luke,
No the prang had nothing to do with CoG. It was just a case of extreemly high winds. One of the aileron servos was pulled out of it's "socket" in the wing. :( And the plane blew back over the ridge.
All repaired now, flying again tomorrow. :D (Saturday)
Have you thought any more of possibly going to the Cork fly-in? (You know you want to!) :wink:
As for your O.S.
I haven't any experience of two stroke aero engine I'm afraid. (I fly electric) But I've a lot of motorcycle two stroke knowledge. On the basis that all 2S engines work on the same laws of physics,.........assuming the obvious things like clean carb, good glow plug, and no loose nuts and bolts, I'd say it sounds like you have a gas leak in the primary pressure chamber. (Crankcase)
Thats why the mixture is getting weak and causing the problem of leaning out and overheating.
On the bikes we'd make up a mixture of washing up liquid and water and brush it all around the crankcase /carb manifold joints/ crankshaft seals. Then run the engine and see if any of the joints "blow bubbles"
That might be a bit harder to do with a spinning prop unless you could shield the engine from the prop wash for a few moments.
Don't know if that's any help Luke?
K.
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