RE: a lesson to all
One could also argue that if there were not a clear and obvious need as well as Demand and input from the guys who fly then 2.4 would not exist there would be no reason to have it. when I think about the difference between 72 meg and 2.4 I'm reminded of the difference between drum and disc brakes, yep the drum brakes would get you stopped but the disc brakes just do it a hell of alot better and without alot of the draw backs, all to often people will advocate things from the standpoint that their carcass isn't going to be sitting in it, additionally if the latter were true I can guarantee with absolute certainty that preflights would be 1000% more thorough, most of the preflights I see consist of turning everything on firing up the motor and wiggling the sticks to see if stuff on the plane wiggles as well then it's up up n away. Pre and post flights even on RC aircraft should be done from the standpoint of whether or not we would be willing to take the same representative amount of cold hard greenbacks and toss it in a dumpster and walk away. I don't know about anybody else but concerning pre and post flight checks I go to extremes to make sure I'm going to get my investment back on the ground in one piece barring any poor investment choices made by my 2 ADHD inflicted thumbs which have been known to become disconnected from my brain from time to time LOL
Posted on: 5/17/2013 5:58 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11514731

RE: RANT: The
Dude I tried to add something constructive but you have to once again take it off topic and start with the name calling crap so heres my final reply, shut your mouth you're a punk plain and simple , I'm nobody's F@#$%n mother I think my DD214 will clearly drive that point home! Mouthpiece! people like you are a pimple on the A$$ of people trying to accomplish something here who are using this forum as it was intended and have some kind of an input that gets heard by big buisness, so save your childish A$$ name calling nonsense for when you're face to face with me , I wasn't taking sides with anyone I WAS defending the purpose for which the OP initially aired his grievance, but you for some reason have to make a spectacle of yourself and make it all about you , WTF dude did your mommy not show you enough attention or what ? Heres a news flash for ya pal this forum wasn't created and maintained so that you would have a place to make a complete fool of yourself by trying and miserably failing to be THE MAN ,the Myth, the legend in his own mind. ANYTIME you want to make it personal feel free to darken my doorstep in person otherwise STFU and spew your worthless nonsense at somebody else that gives a rats A$$ WHAT you have to say, GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [quote]ORIGINAL: joebahl [quote]ORIGINAL: Propworn [quote]ORIGINAL: joebahl ,You would not be happy if they hung you with a brand new rope. joe [/quote] Joe why would anyone want to contaminate a perfectly good rope how about a pike in the posterior? Then he could be known as, ASIS on a stick.[:-][:-][:-] Jeff Dunam might have an opening LOL. [/quote] I know what you mean . He has his mother posting as warbirdaddic now sticking up for her boy.lol joe [/quote]
Posted on: 8/25/2012 11:36 AM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11205607

RE: RANT: The
EXCELLENT!!!! now we agree on something but there is a way to get that point across without putting oneself on a pedestool it doesn't come across very well thats all i was trying to say, my appologies for getting maybe a bit hostile and personal but thats how I took your responses and I DON"T back down from a justified fight, I believe and agree with the OP in that he had every right to air his grievances and invite constructive input to come to some kind of solution and have his and others concerns heard by the MFGR's and NOT be berated by by the I'm better than you because I "build" and you don't crowd. These forums are watched by the big name players and it's an avenue for all of us to have our collective voices heard and absorbed by those who provide us with the stuff we want, need ,and desire rather than deal with what we can get rather than what we want or need , WE control this hobby not the big players without us they wouldn't exist.!!!! Until WE stand behind and support each other we will ALWAYS be owned by big buisness doomed to deal with whatever they decide is best for "THEM"
Posted on: 8/24/2012 6:46 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11205013

RE: RANT: The
: warbird addict No I have a life and your a complete joke that has no other source of validation other... convincing argument GOTTA GOOOOOOO [quote]ORIGINAL: joebahl [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird addict Nope
Posted on: 8/24/2012 5:22 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11204915

RE: RANT: The
argument GOTTA GOOOOOOO LMAO [quote]ORIGINAL: joebahl [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird addict Nope Not Gone
Posted on: 8/10/2012 8:46 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11188914

RE: RANT: The
Nope Not Gone just showing by example how to keep a self important Idiot in suspense, how am I doing so far? [quote]ORIGINAL: joebahl I will be happy when the rest of our fellow flyers read your childest remarks it goes right along with you babyish atitude. Their was another whiner here with you a while back and even he is not posting anymore ,your baby friends are dropping fast . [/quote]
Posted on: 8/10/2012 5:41 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11188766

RE: RANT: The
[quote]ORIGINAL: Propworn [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird addict To all of the self proclaimed holyer than thou BUILDERS that go out of their way to Haze the ARF guys and fault them for voicing an opinion about the lack of product support after the sale for the ARF stuff, let me pose this question to you , would you or would you not scream bloody murder and cry your eyes out to everybody that was dumb
Posted on: 7/28/2012 4:14 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11172554

RE: RANT: The
I bought both the H9 redbull Sukhoi and the giant P-47 and both were discontinued before I even got them finished along with a long list of others from H9 that are also obsolete I come to the conclusion that pretty much anything you buy from H9 is soon to become obsolete. [quote]ORIGINAL: dash3riprock Wow you mean hanger 9 has parts stocked!? I waited seven months for a cowl for my blue nose! How long before they discontinue the over priced tigermoth I just got? I'm done with them.  [/quote]
Posted on: 7/28/2012 3:12 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11172496

RE: RANT: The
To all of the self proclaimed holyer than thou BUILDERS that go out of their way to Haze the ARF guys and fault them for voicing an opinion about the lack of product support after the sale for the ARF stuff, let me pose this question to you , would you or would you not scream bloody murder and cry your eyes out to everybody that was dumb enough to listen , if you suddenly found out that you have to purchase a new vehicle becasue your current 2 month old vehicle has a busted windshield and parts are no longer available because your current 2 month old vehicle has been discontinued and there is absolutely no recourse for you , so your telling me you'd Mcguyver up a new windshield different scenario but the situation is still the same, so if some guy in that same scenario is able to Mcguyver himself up a windshield for his 2 month old discontinued vehicle that gives him the right to treat you like a POS because You weren't able or willing to go to the trouble? Well heres a news flash for all you criticizing Builders out there NOT EVERYBODY wants or even CARES to build so get over yourselves already, everybody is in this hobby for their OWN reasons and YOURS is NO BETTER than ANYBODY elses. The ARF buisness is a multi billion dollar a year enterprise HOW DO YOU THINK IT GOT THAT WAY? Because the kit buisness was LIMITED at best, The ARF was the answer to multiplying this hobby to what it is today, hands down, if you ask me throwing mud at the ARF guys myself included is like crashing a family picnic "NOT YOURS" and screaming bloody murder about how bad the food is and how yours is so much better !!!!!
Posted on: 7/27/2012 4:36 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11171665

RE: still won't idle
Set your high speed needle FIRST for wide open throttle a 50 to 55 cc motor should be running a 22x10 to a 23x8 set your WOT at 2 to 300 rpms less then max on the ground as it will lean out in the air next set your LSN so that you get good response and transition by blipping the throttle from closed to about half throttle back to closed if it hangs up and the idle slowly comes back to a stable idle you are too lean, if it wants fall on it's face and dip below reliable idle or stall when you return it to idle you are too rich, all too often people make the mistake of trying to tune a carb out of sequence they are all over the place, it absolutely has to be done in this order HSN first and then LSN as the HSN's sole function is to control the maximum amount of fuel allowed to the carb PERIOD! the LSN does ALL the metering throughout the zero to half throttle inputs without the HSN being set correctly FIRST you will never get it right, hope this helps . I Learned this in my earlier years tuning rc boat motors which are 1000% more finicky quote]ORIGINAL: goirish I have a 52 gas engine that I cannot get to idle slow.  It runs great at all other settings.  Someone said that it may be an airleak.  I changed all of the plumbing, tighten the carb including the diaphram.  How does one go about finding a airleak in the engine itself.   I have tried adjusting the LSN about 1/8 of a turn each time.  At one point it goes from running to fast at a idle, turn the LSN 1/8 turn and it won't idle, just quits.  The engine does not have much time on it.  I went from a 20/8 prop to a 22/10 with no difference in the idle.  If flys the plane with authority but lands a little hot. The plane is a giant sweet & low stick.  17.8 lbs.  Is there a rule of thumb for setting the HSN and LSN to start with [/quote]
Posted on: 7/3/2012 6:08 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11141931

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
Thanks for that, a buddy of mine just got back to me on this as well he had a manual for the 150 and it said lsn to be set flush with the face of the throttle arm to start with but this will be very rich and may be turned in up to 1.5 turns as needed for response and transition. I just needed a start point is all, I got this used so I wasn't quite sure where the start point was with the lsn ,the hsn was way too rich and now knowing the start point on the lsn it was too lean by about 3 turns, with owning so many different engines I'm now of the practice of writing the carb baseline needle settings on a piece of paper and laminating it somewhere inside the cockpit with epoxy. [quote]ORIGINAL: Hobbsy If its a plastic throttle arm the starting place is 1/16'' inside the throttle barrel, if a steel arm it starts dead even with the end of the carb barrel. When You get ready to set the LS needle set the HS needle at full peak and leave it there while setting the LS needle. The HS needle has a fixed seat so you eliminate one variable by peaking it. Set the LS needle by leaning in 1/8th turn incerments. [/quote]
Posted on: 6/27/2012 5:48 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11134440

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
Stupid question here ,I've got an older style Sito 150 I just bought and cannot find the baseline settings for the lowspeed needle IE # of turns out from fully closed high speed is fine but when I try to advance the throttle quickly it flops and dies so I know i need to be on the low speed needle adjustment. Thanks in advance Elton
Posted on: 6/25/2012 1:11 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11131428

RE: Blairdan51 is a
Thank you for that bro just finished filing the report , let's see if that gets some action
Posted on: 6/23/2012 8:22 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11129333

Blairdan51 is a "THIEF"
to all concerned be advised that blairdan51 is a scam artist I bought and paid for an aeroworks 50cc katana from him over a month ago and never received the plane another guy bought some servos and didn't receive them either. He has been suspended here on RCU however if you run across him on another site DO NOT BUY FROM HIM you will not get your stuff, I even spoke to the local state police sargeant in fowlerville which "you guessed it" got me nowhere so I"m out $365 as I sent him a money order I know I took a risk sending a MO but in the years I've bought and sold on RCU I've never been burned transacting with them blairdan51's address is Phillip Blair 7300 Stow rd. Fowlerville MI.
Posted on: 6/23/2012 5:06 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11129131

RE: Very bad answer from HH service department
[quote]ORIGINAL: invertmast [quote]ORIGINAL: clarkj If you think thats bad try towers servie dept. i had a saito and an os that i had problems with and sent both in. Horizon said the motor was fine to check the fuel and fuel lines. Tower wanted to rebuild a practically brand new motor and not warranty it. Come to find out the fuel i was using was bad. Both motors were fine. I have many more storys than that from tower [/quote] +1 I sent in a Futaba radio to the service department over a dozen times for the same problem (in-accurate volt meter on the screen, it always read 3 volts low, which wouldn't be a problem, except the ''low voltage'' alarm made it impossible to use the radio). After $300+ in service fee's and 2 years of waiting, it never did get resolved. They did offer me a nice ''upgrade'' discount of $50 off of a new radio of $800 or more.. [8|] "Now wait a minute you can ask anybody, Futaba's are 100% bullet proof and Never have problems LOL" I agree though, that it would be NICE if HH wouldn't announce this stuff until the ship is on its way here with the product... waiting months and months only to have it pushed back another month at the end of the ''due date'' is just BS "You are 100% right I can personally attest to atleast a dozen birds I preordered and waited over a year for that were only a month out when i preordered them, pretty slick marketing strategy if you ask me" the latest was the giant Pawnee. I whole heartedly agree that they are great ARFS however I think HH has a responsibility to us the end user to fess up and and show a little consideration and honesty it would go a long way towards building a bit more trust betwen HH and the end user, I'm to the point now where I won't preorder anything from them based on their anticipated ship date as I know thats going to take atleast 6 months usually LONGER at the very minimum, not trying to bash or be critical it's an accurate account of my experience with them over the last 7 years. [/quote]
Posted on: 5/2/2012 8:28 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11066277

RE: Very bad answer from HH service department
I can understand where the OP is coming from having been the one to wait and wait and wait some more , It's been my experience and is pretty common practice for HH to begin marketeing/offering and selling a product on a preorder basis well before any solid etched in stone have the product in house date, almost seems like they want the first 4 shipments sold well before they even know when they expect to get them in house. But on the other hand they go the extra mile to take care of the end user on the service end of things as I too have sent things in and gotten them back "no charge" but on the flip side of that same coin I sent in a brand new servo for warrantee that had never been in the air and the warrantee was declined for the reason that too much voltage had been applied to the servo I want to say it was a 6030, my RX battery was a brand new JR 6 volt NIMH which was sitting at 5.9 volts when I powered everything up for the first time? But they did replace a brand new 921rx which they said failed due to being fuel soaked? it was brand new out of the box and the plane hadn't even seen fuel yet? so go figure it's kinda like asking a woman what she's mad at, it doesn't make a bit of sense and you sure as hell won't understand the logic LOL
Posted on: 5/2/2012 7:50 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11066219

RE: Power supply question
best part is the husky generator is 2 stroke and runs a 40:1 mix so you can use up ur old plane gas to run it on, I've powered camp lights, charged my van battery when I lost my alternater , charged the marine battery,cell phone batteries, etc
Posted on: 4/21/2012 10:02 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11051751

RE: Power supply question
Ac or Dc don't matter for me I bought a good beefy deep cycle marine battery and I wanna say like a 1000 watt inverter from pep boys for $200 for the pair you can charge and fly anything all weekend on a single charge of the marine battery and power 12 volt LED lighting in ur trailer, Husky also makes a 1000 watt 2 stroke generator with 1500 watt surge with breakers for like $249 which has both 12 volt and 120 volt plug ins with leads maybe a bit more expensive and less creative than a pc power supply but non the less a bullet proof solution that won't leave you stranded add a $69 ship n shore charger and you are 100% prepared to charge anything anywhere anytime
Posted on: 4/21/2012 9:49 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11051745

RE: ESM Price Increase from Troy Built Models
100% correct additionally MAPP is not originated by the manufacturer or the wholesaler it is dictated by the big retail players who scream bloody murder to the wholesaler or whomever they get their stuff from and they comply to appease their large accounts which effectively destroys any chance of a competitive market environment some retailers will sell somewhere close to mapp but then turn around and nail you to the cross for shipping thus making more than the guy who is charging way over mapp but has reasonable by our standards for shipping, these large companies who dictate the market environment employ very well educated marketing analists and strategists who find newer and more creative ways to take more of our money and pass it off like they are doing you the consumer some kind of service when in fact they are buyng everybit as cheaply as they can and charging you the consumer every bit as much as the market will bear, these tools include MAPP pricing, shipping trickery,steam rolling smaller dealers looking to provide a product and make it affordable to EVERYONE at an honest fair market price, putting VOLUME purchase contracts up for bid and a whole host of other avenues designed to take more and more of your money and cost them the smallest fraction of the retail cost, and the bottom line is the more we buy the more it will cost over time as everybody right on down the line is going to ELECTIVELY raise their cost as the common train of thought is the more you want something the more I'm going to gouge you for it just because you want it and I can because I know you will still pay it and it won't be until enough end consumers scream bloody murder about it in a public forum such as this that they will know that they have reached "WHAT THE MARKET WILL BEAR" get the Big Picture now
Posted on: 3/24/2012 8:08 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11013721

RE: ESM Price Increase from Troy Built Models
Oh yeh talk about marketing strategy heres a good one for everybody to chew on that thinks anybody is whining, I sold a 33% airplane to a guy who had a UPS buisness account I paid for the shipping which get this was like $37, I was blown away thinking something was wrong and I got over somehow so I checked into it and went to ups's website for me to ship that plane given the dimensions would have been over $300 so I called the dude to ask him about it and he said no thats what i pay for that size box, now here's my point when I go to any one of the well known online retailers and look at shipping for similarly sized stuff , WELL LOW AND BEHOLD !!!!!!!!!!! well look at this JOE BLOW off the street shipping prices they're not paying more than $30 or $40 for shipping but charging me anywhere from $150 to $200 well guess what Forrest Gump the world ain't what it seems is it. Moral of the story is don't believe everything you are being told as those telling it stand to gain from you believing it, period ! Money makes for some pretty convincing story tellers
Posted on: 3/24/2012 7:15 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11013658

RE: ESM Price Increase from Troy Built Models
@airaptor My getting out of retail was purely MY choice as it was getting too big too quick and required more of my time than I had to manage it. Additionally I was atleast 100% honest with my customers with regard to what I paid for stuff and why I had to charge what I did "MAPP" but I also made it up to them in the form of purchase incentives wherein they would receive up to 25% of what my profit would be on a purchased large ticket item in the form of a store credit good towards anything in the store. When I hear a retailer giving somebody that song and dance about "WOE IS ME" we don't make anything on this stuff feel bad for me sob story I get irritated because those are your customers and they are the ONLY reason YOU are allowed to stay in buisness so stop blowing smoke up their backsides about "Miniscule Profit" as thats nothing more than smokescreen to disguise the fact that the profit margin is anything BUT miniscule. And so that everyone on here knows it , I had 2 different retailers of the same products who went after me tooth and nail because I was selling at mapp price when they were selling at anywhere from 25% to 50% above mapp ,but because they were screwing their customers for every dime they could get out of them I was "EXPECTED TO" as well or be faced with ongoing harassment from them. So Be careful what kind of song and dance you peddle on here, there are poeple who know what the REAL deal is and are not afraid to speak up about it. I don't know about anybody else but I'd 100% rather deal with somebody who values me enough as a customer to be honest with me rather than somebody who is going to stand across a counter from me and lie to my face about the fact that he just made a quick $500 profit in 10 minutes time at my expense I know he did and he knows he did so why lie and give me that miniscule profit speech ? What I'm supposed to feel bad for the guy? I know from experience how greedy retailers are very threatened when an honest one comes along been there done that "MOST" retailers will do everything in their power to protect their sometimes exhorbitant profit margin including attacking other retailers and blowing smoke up their customers backsides so that they can continue to laugh all the way to the bank. So by my being honest and disclosing what I know to be fact is hurting the hobby? so that statement would suggest that the people,retailers complaining about it are dishonest? HMMM makes ya think there might be something to it after all [quote]ORIGINAL: airraptor [quote]ORIGINAL: Chad Veich When the whiners have managed to run everybody out of business because dealing with them isn't worth the miniscule profit to be made in this industry I wonder what they will whine about then? [/quote] +1 you guys need to quit complaining lol If you dont like thie price then dont buy. To the guy that saw the price lower somewhere else then called TBM to see if they would match the price. Why didnt you just buy from that other place. you trust TBM thats why you didnt order from the other place. To the guy that ''had'' a biz if you know the ins and outs of the mark up and all you are just hurting the hobby. All dealers and LHS need to make a profit to stay in biz. yes we may not like paying more for stuff but with out them where would we be getting our stuff from HK and have to deal with the lack of Customer service. the hobby would just die. I dont like paying a lot for a plane but i also only buy planes with in my means. Again you guys complain about a 50 dollar price increase yet what are you doing about gas prices nothing nothing at all. that 50 plane increase is not even a tank of gas in most cars....... [/quote]
Posted on: 3/24/2012 6:45 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11013542

RE: ESM Price Increase from Troy Built Models
classic example Lanier sold out to Tower I was eyeballin the yak 54 94" when I first looked at them through lanier they were like $649 once tower bought them out and announced their phasing out I bought it for like $299 as not too many people are going to buy an airframe thats soon to be obsolete, low demand = reasonable pricing but they still made their cost plus$
Posted on: 3/23/2012 4:55 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11012364

RE: ESM Price Increase from Troy Built Models
Well I can tell you First hand having had a buisness that had me dealing with MAPP "minimum advertised pricing program" nonsense, that there is a substancial markup from dealer cost to the the MAPP price but it is a covenant you as a dealer must obey or lose the distributership for that manufacturer if you are discovered doing it, the program serves to protect all it's dealers from undercutting each other and lowering the price to the point that nobody wants to sell that product as theres no profit in it, one in particular that comes to mind is an item I paid $1189 for and had a mapp price of $1875 but thats not to say that I couldn't sell,outlet to another "dealer" at my cost plus 10% and he could sell it for whatever he wanted to with no fear of reprocussion from the original manufacturer as that person is not a listed dealer with the Mfgr. It's a racket at best and it's the "BIGGEST" dealers who set the mapp price as thats exactly who the manufacturer listens to as they will jump through their own arses to make sure that those dealers don't go elsewhere with their 5 million dollars worth of buisness FACT !!!! Plain and simple fact of the matter is if you think something is exhorbitantly priced "DON"T BUY IT" and spread the word and the price will come down to a more reasonable level additionally dealer pricing is based on a tier system the more you buy the cheaper you buy it again the big dealers win and get their way and make the most profit and sell more stuff and have more influence on MAPP price and thus rule out any chance of a "FAIR" market economy, the end result is not one of cost to manufacture and market but one of demand and "WHAT THE MARKET WILL BEAR" that is to say that if the market perception is such that the general opinion is that you can't live without it , YOU WILL PAY DEARLY FOR IT just my .02 just, an example if 10 million people all went out tomorrow and bought a simple $ .90 GM lugnut by monday the price would skyrocket to over $5.00 for that same lugnut
Posted on: 3/23/2012 4:46 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11012358

RE: 100 OCTANE aviation fuel in gasser
This issue has been run through the mill and the end result was several rc engine manufacturers stepping in and stating the reason NOT to use AVGAS in their engines as they are LOW compression Engines and are not designed to run on it at all , The RC engines we currently use are designed for optimum efficiency and power using 87 octane regular pump gas, they aslo addressed the issue of coleman fuel which they determined to be too low of an octane rating but the end result in all cases was good ol 87 octane. On a personal note I use the 87 octane in all my motors and started using some stuff called StarTron an enzymatic treatment which neutralizes the adverse effects of E-10 and much to my surprise it really woke these engines up to the point that they had to be retuned , at which point they ran much cooler and made alot more power as well as ran alot more reliably, additionally startron claims you can't overdose and should their product be determined to have caused a catastrophic failure of your engine they will replace the engine at no cost to you and thats any engine, boat , car, weedwacker, motorcycle, snowmobile, atv, or an rc engine, so far my experience with it has been stellar I leave my carbs wet for extended periods of time with no problems, take em out turn em on and 3 flips later it's running, just my.02
Posted on: 3/22/2012 4:08 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11011076

RE: Regulation passed the House
http://republicans.transportation.house.gov/Media/file/112th/Aviation/2012-02-01-Conf-Draft-2.pdf
Posted on: 2/7/2012 6:28 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10948924

RE: What's wrong with RCU
tried for over an hour to post an ad for my GS P-40 ended up just giving up
Posted on: 1/30/2012 3:28 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10935744

RE: Solar Flare effect
Dude that is an awsome photo, you should submit it somewere people pay big bux for stuff like that [quote]ORIGINAL: Selleri They've been lively over the last couple of days! [8D] [image]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6746445983_a423ac6e39_b.jpg[/image] [link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnarbg/6746445983/]_MG_9594[/link] by [link=http://www.flickr.com/people/arnarbg/]Arnar Bergur[/link] [/quote]
Posted on: 1/24/2012 4:14 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10925826

RE: When LiPo's Attack!!!
thanks for the info I'm mailing my mother in law a huge Lipo and a nimh charger LOL [quote]ORIGINAL: ReMiXeDg I don't trust LiPos, I was charging one once and it blew up in my kitchen gave my mother burns all around her face and arms and her belly.. From that day on I never used one again. [/quote]
Posted on: 1/24/2012 3:42 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10925779

RE: Who has Changed over to the newer DSMX and why
in the spirit of this debate "I" use a sledgdehammer to drive a thumbtack and "I" think anybody who uses anything else is a complete moron LOL
Posted on: 1/19/2012 7:08 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: What kind of weight/lead do you use to CG balance big planes?
I used 245 grain .44 mag slugs on my SBACH 342, 18 of em to be exact, each slug weighed 1/2 oz, made a plywoog box and glued and screwed it to the engine box dropped in the 18 slugs and topped it off with 30 minute epoxy, once it dried I screwed a cover on top , I painted the box flo orange with a label that says flight data recorder LOL
Posted on: 1/15/2012 6:58 PM by Author "warbird addict" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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