I set-up the radio and took it outside to run the first tanks of fuel through it. I installed a 10X6 prop and mixed up a half gallon of gasoline with some dino oil at 20:1 and filled the tank. I primed the carb by hand then tried manually flipping it but no go. Tried a few more times but couldn't get it to kick. I hooked up the starter and spun the engine and saw it was drawing fuel. Opened the HS needle a bit and opened the throttle a bit more and hit it again with the starter. This time it started right up and kept running. I left it a 1/4 throttle and the black deposits were blowing out of the engine. I opened the HS needle some more to keep it rich. Throttled up a bit then down and monitored the temp. It was very windy today and about 20 degrees so it was doing fine.

After about 25 min the first tank was gone and I let it cool down . I put two more tanks through it running on the rich side , transitioning the throttle here and there and the black deposits just kept coming , but it started to idle good on the third run.


After that I set out to clean-up the mess it left on the plane. A little Naptha took it off in a jiffy but there was a lot of black goo ! Hopefully this will start to lessen during the next several tanks on an 11x6 prop.

I would say to seal the bare wood on the canopy and on the fuse where it mates to the canopy with clear poly. The exhaust deposits will find their way between the canopy and the fuse and having the wood sealed will allow for a quicker clean-up/ Also take the time and seal the edges of the coating where it wraps around the fuse under the canopy. It is already starting to come loose.

Also add some glue to the carbon fiber pins they put into the front of the canopy. I lost one today and the other was very loose.

Next I will put the 11x6 prop on it and run 3 more tanks through and see how it's doing!