ORIGINAL: MTK
ORIGINAL: vatechguy3
thats good news.
have you run the pte36 before, or will this one be a first for you matt?
tony
No, it's the first one. Can't vouch at all for anything pertaining to this powerplant. It's pretty cheap engine at $270 so it was a no brainer to get one for testing
My original intent was to run the OS in the plane. But since I had the PTE on hand as well as the header, why not? Plus the rear exhaust configuration really makes it elementary.
On the other hand, I made mounting the soft mount common to both engines so I have options just in case the PTE is inadequate. The OS is a known at this point
For what it's worth, I just purchased a Piedmont Focus 2 with a Syssa 30 in it and if the PTE runs anywhere near what the Syssa does in terms of power, Oh My Gosh it will be a bullet!
I have never owned a pattern ship, but after watching a fellow hobbyist put the focus 2 thru it's paces, I just had to have it. Amazing speed and quite literally unlimited vertical. That joker will get out of site in a hurry, accelerating straight up.
I didn't have a way to bring her hoime from the field after striking the deal, but I should have her in my hangar sometime this week. You pattern guys and the ships you fly are simply.... AMAZING.