ORIGINAL: pe reivers
Now you are mistaking and/or mixing expertise with reliability.
A high performance engine is not for a beginner, because the window of operation is much smaller and the engine is unforgiving if operated outside that window. Yet in the hands of an expert flier the engine performs without a hickup.
Those that make it to the chequered flag in high demand situations are reliable AND powerfull, handled by experts, not unexperienced rookies.
Your question indeed should have been,'' for a beginner, which engine is better''
The YS beats the OS every time IF YOU KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT! IN THE HANDS OF THE ADEPT, THE ENGINE DOES NOT LACK RELIABILITY.
In the hands of a beginner, it is pure misery and a sorry investment.
Pe,
I too never had problems with YS's either. The YS's that I had are the only engines this side of a Gas IC engine that ran the same everyday, and very seldom needed any adjustment whatsoever. Almost every person that I have ever heard of have problems, either does not follow the instuctions on fuel, plug's, plumbing, after run oil, lacks experience, or purely thinks they know everything and tries to treat it like a ordinary 4 stroke which it is not. A YS will litteraly blow the doors of a Saito or OS when handled by an experienced user. If I was flying fourstrokes which I am currently not at the moment, it would be a no brainer, since there would only be one option.
I think its pretty sad when I visit this site and hear people slam YS's, when they apparently have little knowledge of there correct operation, or are so stubbern and set in there ways that they do not want to follow the proven steps that make them snort on an everyday basis.
