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Old 08-24-2011 | 08:50 AM
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flyboy0608
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From: Pembroke Pines, FL
Default RE: Larger Revolver

I also agree tha this plane is awsome to fly. Mine has an OS 95AX with a 14X6 prop and it gives me very good speed and good verticle climb as well. Took it up for a while the other day and ended up at the park for about 3 hours straight and 1 1/2 gallons of fuel. There was no wind at all and I actually landed her without the spoilerons this time. She floated in like a leaf !!

I do have a funny, yet scary situation to tell you guys about. That same day, when i took her up for the first time, i noticed that there was a slight rpm difference coming from the engine, but i could not figure it out, so i took her up anyway,...BIGMISTAKE !!. I almost lost her. There was no power the the engine, no lift to the plane and i could barely keep her up in the air. I did one circle around and tried to land her, that's when i knew i was in trouble. I could not cut the throttle to land,..she would literally dive down. So i had to bring her in with almost half throttle. I managed to land her perfectly thank god. After inspection, I could not find anything wrong but the diference in RPM's. The only thing diferent was that i had changed to my old 14X6 prop a day before. So i went to take off the prop to put back the other 13X7,...this is when I felt stupid !!!! I then realized that when I changed to my 14X6,..I put the prop on backwards. I must have been on drugs or something that day,...lol.......What a brainfart that was !!! Thank God she had just enough lift to bring her back. Anyway,,.,,,,,check your prop directions guys every time you change props,..and if the engine sounds diferent than usual,....there is probably something wrong. Don't take her up until you figure out what's happening. I should have trusted my instincts and checked her before i took her up. LESSONLEARNED!!! Happy flying guys !!!