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Originally Posted by Trumpetman
Don't you hate when that happens! Well at least you know the carb is in good shape!  |
You know it!
This past weekend I took this version of the airplane to the field for the first time. A fellow club member was a big help in getting it tuned.
When I cut full throttle to idle it runs fast for ten or fifteen seconds. I understand one possible cause is the fact that the engine is new and not broken in; in any case it's not a big problem because most of my landing approaches use a more gradual throttle reduction. :P
There was a fair bit of wind but mostly it was straight down the runway so I decided to try a flight. The engine ran well... some midrange four-stroking but I'm not concerned about this for the time being. Most of the flight was at 1/4 to 1/3 throttle. The high wind made it interesting... I shot a couple of practice approaches to get used to the conditions and how the engine behaved, then came in for a decent landing. I got the plane down in one piece so it lives to fly another day.