ORIGINAL: fisher1648



My next question is about glow plugs. What brand have you guys found to be most reliable for this application ?

ORIGINAL: fisher1648

The more I read-up on the combat world the more fun the organized events sound. I like the SSC rules and I think it will be worthwhile getting used to the rules and following them even at our un-official "just for fun" matches.

My next question is about glow plugs. What brand have you guys found to be most reliable for this application ?

Thanks for your patience -

Eric

ORIGINAL: Tkeith9512

Yes, that's the engine. Supposed to be a powerhouse. IIRC, it's an adaptation of their buggy engine. If you look closely, Tower has it stashed away in the large 4 stroke engine section!

The LA is sorta the club de facto standard, mostly because of price and dead nuts reliability. Not to say it's the best, but most people would rather have a reliable motor that runs a little sluggish than a tempermental monster motor. Search the web and you'll find all the answers to fixing the LA's problems (.15 and .25) and keeping it competative with the best of 'em. That being said, I've haven't had a problem getting my LAs to tach up to limit with 15% nitro Wildcat fuel, but they're all at most 1 season old.

For streamers, go to the party store or one of your local alphabet marts and get a roll of 1 3/4 or 2 inch crepe paper streamer, color of your choice, and cut 30 foot lengths in half. Two for the price of one. While you're there, pick up a roll of knitting string and some fishing swivels and your good to go. You should come out for less than $5 and have enough string for a club for several seasons, and enough streamers for several sessions of combat.

One thing, lighter color streamers tend to disappear at a distance, and if you don't use swivels, they tend to roll up and sometimes tangle. Most people don't care, though. My group uses darker color streamers and swivels. We had a problem seeing wing cuts on the white and light blue streamers that we started with once they rolled up into tight little tubes and disappeared at distance.

Tom


PS, if you're SPADding, the DOGFIGHTER is hard to beat for club flying. We buy 1 sheet of 2mm, 1 sheet of 4mm, and 1 stick of downspout, and 1 sheet of 1/2 ply and get 5 planes, with plenty of coro and ply for spares and sell semi kits at our field, ready to assemble and add your radio and engine parts, for $12. If you're gonna scrounge for coro from stores or dumpsters, you can get off cheaper on making singles or small batches.

PPS, the Battle Axe is one fine plane for SSC or B, and SPAD versions are a no brainer once you actually see one. I'm flying an original in SSC and my SPAD version in B.