RE: ZEnoah G-62
[quote]ORIGINAL: Bud@Branson I have an older G-62 I bought on RC Universe. It has the old mechanical style spark advance. I put it on attest stand a it started up and ran pretty good when I first got it. Then I mounted on my giant stinger and it will only fire over momentarily but will not continue to run. It doesn't seem to be drawing fuel into the cylinder. I've tried everything I can think of, New carb kit. new rings on the cylinder, checked the timing at 30 degrees beforeTDC at full throttle 0 degrees at closed throttle. The plug is firing great. No matter where I set the needle valves It won't run more than a few seconds. Can anyone help me? [/quote] to the best of my knowledge , Zenoah never made a throttle coupled spark advance. sounds like a sachs . anyways .. you need to rebuild the carb and make sure the metering needle isn't stuck or sticking. you most likely will find the inside a mess. one trick i do to clean carbs with tar like varnish is to use glow fuel. that's right ,glow fuel with eat that goo quick. also check to make sure someone didn't put the carb gasket on wrong ,blocking the pulse hole
Posted on: 6/5/2013 4:36 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: mike1974 [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 [quote]ORIGINAL: mike1974 All WB1 is trying to say is if there is no reason not to allow different aircraft at a field/club, why not allow it?  It is that simple.  Help to expand the hobby instead of stifle it.  The more aircraft that can fly at a field, the more likely it would be to get new, younger members.  As some have stated, alot
Posted on: 6/4/2013 7:10 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: zacharyR To my understandings it’s a lot about the land holder and liability that the club resigns at Let’s say you jets guys just pool together and BUY your own spot, you??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Technically one jet guy should have about the as much resources as 10 or 15 normal modelers. So if you get 15 jet guys... can't you open your own feild??? Seams simple to me the jet guys just need to pool each others resources ... but there in fact lies a problem not many modelers are in jets budgets and the jet manufactures and jet community seems kinda happy about the the price of things, for example pepole buy BVM FOG’s for 90 bucks when its really just a damn coffe filter and thers NO reason it should cost 90 dollers but some jet guys like being elite and some jet manfuactors like cattering to elite So if you want jets to grow... need to make them more accesable to noraml pepole not pepole with 20k a year to dump into the the hobby... That’s what has to happen if you want jet fields to grown and not to shrink as they are currently i personly dont think you can debate the war .. to many modelers are bitter and hell bent in there ways they don't want you have what they dont so you just need to by pass them . [/quote] I just got permission from the perry/warsaw airport to start a R/C club there. they are all about aviation.. ALL OF IT. so i'll have a place to fly jets and i hope we can get ALL types of aircraft to fly there. besides it's not about finding a place for your own flavor of flying, it's about everyone being able to fly what they love. 20k? i wish i had that much to spend a year. can i be your friend? lol FOG ? i don't know what your talking about.. you mean FOD screen. you have to understand that if they were selling 200,000 of them a year the price would be much lower.
Posted on: 6/4/2013 7:09 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: mike1974 All WB1 is trying to say is if there is no reason not to allow different aircraft at a field/club, why not allow it?  It is that simple.  Help to expand the hobby instead of stifle it.  The more aircraft that can fly at a field, the more likely it would be to get new, younger members.  As some have stated, alot of clubs have a majority of older members. I'm not sure how we got to talking about land owners rights, etc.  We get all that.  Simply - why restrict when restriction is NOT necessary.  I personally would never want to be a member of a club that limited aircraft types for no real reason (safety, noise pollution, etc.)  I love all aspects of aviation and even have my Private Pilot License. If you are a club and are restricting aircraft because ''you don't like them'' or ''they are annoying'', then that is bad for the hobby, short sighted and in my humble opinion just plane (pun intended) stupid.  No offense. [/quote] thank you mike... BTW do i know you? i'm friends with dave lander of hornell. everyone knows dave.
Posted on: 6/4/2013 7:03 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: Hossfly [quote] you clearly don't understand my point. how many times do i have to explain my point. read all my posts before you throw rocks. i nowhere said nor do i ''think'' AMA should control or regulate any club. Many Clubs , because of their own selfishness ,won't allow certain aircraft simply because they don't like them . i think thats ok if you one, own your own land etc. but if you belong to AMA . you should allow all aircraft to fly there given there is no saftey risk . How would it be received if AMA said you can't fly any electric planes because , as your insurer , we feel they are to much of a fire hazard ? there would be a lot of people crying foul . saying we are being treated unfair etc. [/quote] Methinks, Sir, that you fail to understand YOUR point. [:)] You state that any AMA Club should allow any person to fly at an AMA Field. What is an AMA Club? What is an AMA Field? All I can think of is a club that holds an AMA Charter and is abiding AMA's rules. AMA DOES NOT finance that club. The members do. Those member have the right to say what is flown and not flown on their property be it owned, leased, or simply allowed to use such property. If the club members entertain a rule limiting the use thereof, they are rightfully doing what they want for their club. If others such as you wish otherwise then establish your own club on your own property and do as YOU please. I have formed a number of clubs in my time. I financed a club to own their land as I purchased 100 acres of flat farmland paying cash. They were restricted to following [b]their[/b] rules while they owed $$$$ to me. Now they have 50 acres of their land, and the remaining 50 acres are owned by farmers. They follow the AMA rules yet they own their property. Do you think they want a bunch of glider folks coming onto their property. It was tried but did not work. The soaring folks found themselves a facility and all are happy. Would you want a group of CL fliers trying to fly around the RC facility or a bunch of FF guys out there on the grounds. If you were any of the latter 2 groups, they don't need having to dodge the 3D bumpkins. Now I have a long background of a number of years being a very competitive FF contestant, a CL Stunt competitor plus being in AMA politics, (CD, LM, C.Cord. and 2 terms as a DVP) along with assisting a lot of new folks get started in this hobby (sport to me) and I definitely have no desire for AMA to get into stating who can and cannot fly on any Club's facility. That is definitely a club's own business, not some folks sitting around wondering what they can do to the populace tomorrow. [:-] We have far too plenty of that happening just a bit more east of Muncie. [:@] [/quote] you just don't get it. i'll spell it out for you . it's called coexistence period .
Posted on: 6/4/2013 3:57 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Jets Over Kentucky 2013
Lewis , KJ 2012 youtube video hit 173,188 veiws !! Going to try to make it this year again . hope to see you soon , WB_1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAAF9fcrMCM
Posted on: 6/3/2013 6:06 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: NM2K [quote]ORIGINAL: HoundDog Winter in Apache junction AZ and the Arizona Model Aviators AMA#1600 was/is thinking of banning FPV ... I personally don't believe any model disipline should be banned unless it is impractical for some reason not just personal.  The AMA club cost 80k to put in 18 years ago when they lost their old field due to housing/noise issues.  2 years ago another 52k to top the 100'x750' runway with 1-1/2' of blacktop. Very expensive facility to operate. Had their first noise complaint in 18 ears last winter during an IMAC contest when a couple of planes were staging 1/2 mile to the west over a new housing area ...They also Ban Turbines in the summer because of the fire hazard to the surrounding desert .... They have to be really careful as their land is part of a county park system and controled by Flood Control. They really can't afford to be noticed for perceived problems by their neighbors. [/quote] I was appalled when I researched how many fires accompanied virtually any crash involving a turbine powered model. Talk about realistic! I worked in crash rescue at Luke AFB bacsk in the sixties and I witnessed more than a couple crashes of F-100's. The patterns were identical to full scale jet aircraft crashes. Ed Cregger [/quote] how many jet meets have to gone to? i have seen some fires ,but not an alarming amount . not all turbines explode into fireballs . that's the same misconception that some clubs use to prohibit jets. i have seen plenty of li-po's burn during crashes .
Posted on: 6/3/2013 4:54 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: Hossfly [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 getting back to the beginning... i used jets as an example . somehow it's turned into ''i hate any club that doesn't allow turbines'' forum . i like ALL types of planes and helis. i don't fly helis but they ,like everything else deserve to use an AMA club field. Other than obvious safety concerns , an AMA club
Posted on: 6/3/2013 4:51 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
i would have to say i'm still more into WWII warbirds than jets. jets are fun but my heart belongs to the old heavy iron . my dream ride is a huge b-17 someday
Posted on: 6/3/2013 1:25 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: oneaew@msn.com where i fly we have at least 50 acres of dried grass used to have over 150 members now maybe 40 all age from 70 up>>the only big rule is no jets we are to old to lose the field>>my first jet was a redhead dyna jet on a plane called a super squirt then that was in the 1940s then in the 70s ducted fans came out i was into that till the turbines came out >>now i fly fair at 81>>i just dont know what to say about the turbines> i do like to see them fly>> [/quote] hey you never to old to try. there several jets that are very user friendly . it all depends on your skill level and comfort level . guys get a kick out of watching my intro barley stay in the air it flys so slow.
Posted on: 6/3/2013 1:24 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
getting back to the beginning... i used jets as an example . somehow it's turned into "i hate any club that doesn't allow turbines" forum . i like ALL types of planes and helis. i don't fly helis but they ,like everything else deserve to use an AMA club field. Other than obvious safety concerns , an AMA club should be open to everyone who fly's . i think this is the biggest reason for the decline in model aviation over the last few years. i see very little club growth. at least in this area.
Posted on: 6/3/2013 12:19 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: countilaw [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 [quote]ORIGINAL: countilaw [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 why doesn't your club allow turbines? [/quote] We don't allow turbines because we have  residential areas  on two sides of the field.    The other two sides are boardered by a lake.   We also have a  petromat  runway.       We have a nice field and we've put
Posted on: 6/3/2013 12:08 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: koastrc How is it we always get to the football bat problem? [/quote] i've own a telemaster .40 for many years and i enjoy flying all types of planes
Posted on: 6/3/2013 8:50 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: bruceal All clubs simply can't support every different form of model aviation. In my club for example, we are on a closed landfill with methane vents. That's not a good mix with a turbine should something go wrong. Although the chances are slim, if the landfill were to catch fire underground, that could make for a huge problem. We also have a heliport across the road from us. Because of that we don't have any serious gliders because of the 400' cieling rule. We do fly just about everything else, the other no no is FPV. Again because of our situation with the heliport. What people have to remember is that if you have something bad happen at your flying site, it makes local municipalities take another look as to if this is something they want in their community. I'm not saying that some clubs may or may not have a bias for some other reason, but many are limited by their surroundings. [/quote] yea, stuff like that is understandable for sure. i "again" am talking mostly about clubs that won't allow certain"not just jets" aircraft just because they don't like them. i hate to pick on older folks ,but it seems like it's always the old farts that cause these issues.
Posted on: 6/3/2013 5:57 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: countilaw [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 why doesn't your club allow turbines? [/quote] We don't allow turbines because we have  residential areas  on two sides of the field.    The other two sides are boardered by a lake.   We also have a  petromat  runway.       We have a nice field and we've put a lot of money and work into it.   We don't want
Posted on: 6/3/2013 5:21 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: rctech2k7 One of my club is a jet club http://www.makosrcjetclub.com/ but it allows any other models to fly there like heli, 3D, park flyer and more... There's nothing can compare if every member can fly their own aircraft. [/quote] that's basically how it is in my area. fly what you bring . no restrictions as long as you follow the field rules and AMA's rules except for two clubs
Posted on: 6/3/2013 4:57 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 huu? sam? As in sams club ? As in the retail store sams club? [/quote] No I believe he means Society of Antique Modelers and vintiage free flights as well as RC radio assist. Airplane that don,t need much in the way of a runway and fly at around 15 mph. Warbird I understand your plight but it is unreasonable to expect every AMA club
Posted on: 6/3/2013 4:55 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: Live Wire Every club has a Boss, you just want to work for them[:D] He pulls the strings and you bounce, or find a different JOB. It is run to make money to keep the club operating. The boss can change thing to meet his schedule and make a profit be it CHANGE or what ever. The location of the field and its size make a little difference what you fly and where[8|] The type of people in the club means every thing[8|] don't get into a club where you do not fit in. [/quote] well how would you feel if kadets ,cubs or waco's were banned ?
Posted on: 6/2/2013 10:57 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
[quote]ORIGINAL: Scar Let's suppose you approach a SAM club. Would you expect them to provide you a paved runway and overfly for your jet? Your comments indicate you would expect an AMA SAM club to embrace your aviation efforts, including turbojets. I am skeptical. Just a thought. Dave Olson [/quote] huu? sam? As in sams club ? As in the retail store sams club?
Posted on: 6/2/2013 10:27 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
why doesn't your club allow turbines?
Posted on: 6/2/2013 10:26 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: OK, CDs, What would you do?
You are the CD . period . you volunteer to assume the liability of the event. If you felt "within reason" to ground the pilot ,then that's your duty to do so. And besides .. if his spotter didn't have AMA then he should not have been on the flight line period . you did the right thing and the wrong thing . the spotter should not have been out there and you did the right thing by asking the pilot respectfully to land.
Posted on: 6/2/2013 6:28 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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Should you belong to certain AMA clubs ? read on ...
Something that's been eating away at me for a few years now. It's certain AMA clubs that will not allow certain types of Model Aircraft to fly at their field. He's my stand on this issue... If your going to be an AMA charted club ,you should embrace all aspects of the hobby "meaning aircraft" . I live in upstate ,ny and we have some of the best fields around as well as all around people . But there's some that's run by people that have nothing better to do than to micro manage a club to death .. "literally ". I realize that it's fear of loosing a site etc. Let's take jets for example .. i know of a few places,"not just in my area" that absolutely will not even entertain the thought of allowing them anywhere near their place. Now it's ok to fly a EDF at 150-175 there but not a turbine. The reason i was given at one field is they don't have the fly over room. Really? The nearest house is about 300 yards away. I fly a boomer intro and i can't keep it within that? OOOO K . What's happening now is membership is way down . there used to be a waiting list but now the club can't even fill their membership limit. Jet's aren't the only thing being regulated . My thoughts are ... if your going to participate and reap the befits of AMA a chartered club should be able to accommodate all aspects of the hobby. Unless there is a real clear and present reason ,then that's understandable. My wife and i have been thinking for a couple of years now , about moving south to mt. airy ,NC . I did some research in that area as well as Tennessee and i was really disappointed in the number of clubs that wouldn't allow jets at their fields. it was alot . For me that threw up a red flag warning me to stay clear of that place. who knows what else they restrict. I take that as a club that will micro manage you to death with meaningless rules and conditions. WB_1
Posted on: 6/2/2013 6:17 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Sabotage at Florida Jets
I'm going to ask the powers to be of RCU to formally change the name to RC whiners. this fly eagle pissing match has gone on lone enough . your really making yourselves look like fools . had to say it.
Posted on: 5/30/2013 1:59 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: I'd Like to propose an addendum to the safety code
[quote]ORIGINAL: tevans55 [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 I'm talking mostly about the spectators . but what bothered me was the fact that it happened in clear site of the AMA council while they were conducting a meeting while that plane was clearly breaking the 200 MPH mark set by AMA. that bothered me [/quote] What can be done now is the simple enforcement of the existing rules. When we fly
Posted on: 5/26/2013 6:27 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: I'd Like to propose an addendum to the safety code
[quote]ORIGINAL: Joe Westrich Couple things: I fly scale/warbird type of events and also jet events. There are way more crashes in the scale/warbird events than jets. I can speculate why, but it doesn't really matter anyway. The last event I went to was RT66 jets and there was 0 crashes over 1000's of flights. If you look at KY jets, biggest in the country, I believe there were two or three crashes and none was due to overspeeding the aircraft.... servo fail, and lost orientation on landing I believe. I will agree there are always people out there pushing the limits but that is everywhere. A more frequent danger is some folks that are attempting to fly way more than they can handle. Are we going to propose regulations on that also. You can't regulate everything. Even if you do, you have to have someone to enforce it. We have regulations on speed now, but are you going to hire someone to radar every aircraft to take to the skys? If you see someone not following our rules, its up to YOU to walk up to them and say something. It would be far more productive than trying to put more rules on the books. Also, regulating someone to put the manufactured recommended turbine in the aircraft to control speed is flawed. A Carf Flash recommends a 120 turbine which will still take it over 200mph. A P180, which is well over recommended for my Eurosport will still not take it to 200mph. I would encourage less talk of rules and regulation and just go ahead and tap someone on the shoulder that you feel is acting in an unsafe manner. I bet it would have more significant results. i was at KJ last year and saw two structural within a couple of hours. both weren't going real fast but it does validate my concerns about quality of the imports jets. "[/quote]Also, regulating someone to put the manufactured recommended turbine in the aircraft to control speed is flawed. A Carf Flash recommends a 120 turbine which will still take it over 200mph. A P180, which is well over recommended for my Eurosport will still not take it to 200mph. ........ that's why the manufacturer needs to do more R&d
Posted on: 5/26/2013 6:24 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: I'd Like to propose an addendum to the safety code
[quote]ORIGINAL: sideshow [quote]ORIGINAL: warbird_1 We pretty much self regulate now and hero's go unchecked. [/quote] What does this mean? [/quote] that simply means ..there are people flying either on the edge of their abilities or the edge of the planes abilities or both . then you have to factor in the overall construction of what their flying . after all that ,they become a liability
Posted on: 5/26/2013 3:13 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: I'd Like to propose an addendum to the safety code
[quote]ORIGINAL: ozief16 Something else to think about is the varying environments in which we fly. For instance we can approach 6k' density altitude. I run a P120 in my BV mig, not because I want to go fast (not at all the plane for it), but because it feels more like a 100 at 2k and 100 deg F. Do you want a guy in Denver marginally powered because he followed the std recommendation but in reality is far below that thrust level in his environment? Dave [/quote] there can be provisions made for your condition . i'm just trying to think of a way to hold careless and reckless people accountable , not drown myself or anyone else in rules. but when i go to an event i want to feel safe, sometimes i don't
Posted on: 5/26/2013 3:00 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: I'd Like to propose an addendum to the safety code
[quote]ORIGINAL: edgeflyer O.K. one more reply. Anyone else reading this check out his other posts. He's on a rant. I for one don't think we need someone like this trashing RCU. JUST SAYING! [/quote] lol trashing rcu ? i'm trying to carry on a post with people that share ideas. you obviously have a chip on your shoulder.
Posted on: 5/26/2013 2:56 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: I'd Like to propose an addendum to the safety code
it's obvious some people fail to read the first post or they wouldn't have to ask repetitive questions.
Posted on: 5/26/2013 2:52 AM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: I'd Like to propose an addendum to the safety code
We pretty much self regulate now and hero's go unchecked. We need rules that are enforceable . not to police good pilots but discipline the cowboys . if your not breaking the rules, you have nothing to worry about. just opinion
Posted on: 5/25/2013 6:51 PM by Author "warbird_1" in the forum "RC Jets"
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