Originally Posted by
aspeed
We used to put the heavy blade on the counterweight side of the old Fox .35s so your hand wouldn't tingle at the end of the flight.A cheek cowl was needed too. The newer LA .25 does not need this at all. Of course it was not designed in the 1950's. It is a bit windier at the new digs, so I have to use the bigger planes, or I miss the whole season. The carb shook loose on the FX .46 in the test and the screws fell right out.
Ouch on the screws falling out... Sounds like the prop was out of balance.. Never have screws shake loose albeit I've recently changed prop balancers which made a significant difference on vibration problems. Dubro balancers = the shiz! Top Flite balancer = junk. Tried new shafts and new cones from hobby services and those were worse than the ones that came with the balancer.