I don't ask for autographs. The guys are just regular folks, quite happy to make your acquaintance and pass the time of day with you. Also very ready to share tips and techniques. One of them, Roy Vaillencourt (Vailly Aviation) and his partner Dave Wigley come to our club annually and give seminars on their amazing builds. Sal Calvagna (writes the Giant Scale column for Model Aviation) is a funny and fun guy to hang with. Mitch Epstein who placed high in Top Gun with his AMR Waco a few years back was also on hand with his 1/3rd scale Stearman today. He flew it with another 3rd scale Stearman. All in all, a great bunch of guys. I go to a lot of events every year and I always invest in raffles at events. The odds are good, and the prizes are very cool.

I don't know what to tell you about your engine. It might be just what you say. I had an OS 91 four stroker that seemed to run fine until I lifted my Mud Duck with it. It quit cold in mid climb and the Duck hit hard. It's on my channel on YouTube. I tore down the carb, washed all components in glow fuel, put it back together and it ran great.

Oh yeah, about the flying wires, if you want them on your plane, you must tie a wire thru the turnbuckles or they simply will fall off every time.