Ugh. You should see my arm. I look like I have a serious problem. Starting to make me even walk lopsided. No seriously though, I did give it up for a few weeks when I had many things going on, and only really played around with it between that time a couple times a week. But in the past 2-3 weeks I have feveriously been trying to get going as I want to have SOMETHING happen before it's too cold and my ears freeze off...

Nice advice on the OS engine, I am going to take it...RIGHT NOW and go buy one. I've had enough...WHY YOU SAY MUAHAH (twitch) MUAHAHHA (twitch, wince, twitch)
OK so today I start out and had to work till 3pm. Overcast with a light drizzle. But the wind was calm and I wanted to FLY! Took YNOT's advice once I got there, after it flew backwards...still did the same thing flipping it backwards. (ugh) But afterwards one more flick in the right direction got her going. So, I decide I am just going to do some high speed taxis to ensure this engine is going to respond correctly. My brother was supposed to show up, but coulnd't. So I had to do this alone if I wanted to fly. I've only solo'd once. And it was with him next to me and that was OVER a year ago! SO, I take down the runway, power down about halfway through are very small runway,...it runs into the grass..I have to power it hard to get it turned around and I bring her back up past me to line up for takeoff. It stalls. My cue to eat something, and hopefully someone will showup to take the controls if I start freaking out after takeoff About 30 minutes later, noone. Of course. Murphey's law. So I say, ok Ill bring her off the ground and touch it down at the end of the runway and let it glide through the grass. I reeve it up, it goes flying past me...I pull back..and said AHHHH the heck with it!~ And poured on my gas and pull back. It was a gentle but nice climb straight up and out. JUST as I am about to make my first leg of my turn I throttle up some more as I see it is not climbing as fast and I wanted altitude....THE ENGINE DIES!!!!!!!!! OK I have VERY little room to make a decision. Straight is down a hill or into trees, and a road which I can't see (usually no cars on it though) To the left (which I am partially turned) is a VERY rough field with small shrubs/tress. To the right is a field with tall grass but I doubt I would make it over there. SO I try to continue with my left turn and pull back as much as I can....it starts to dive like a lawn dart with no power and I realize there is NO way I had enough altitude to get this thing full circle no to make it to the right field. So I decide the best to do is aim straight leftish. As comes down, I tried to straighten the wings as much as possibel and keep full back on the stick. As it disappeared over the hill I hear THUD. Then I see my wing fly up into the air about 20 feet and come back down. I said 'OMG' and dropped my transmitter. I slowly walk over there, and saw my wing about 20 feet from my fuse. Both rear wheels are missing, including the metal thingies (struts). The front wheel is bent back but the plastic that holds it in is ok..somehow. No major damage seen yet, then OH NO my FIN looks like someone kicked it from the back and it's barely hanging onto the fuse. DOH. And I notice a one inch hole in my wing from the weeds, And I can't find my wheels.
I'm all fixed up now. Put a new prop on, and some tape on my beautifully and meticuliously covered wing. I really want to fly tomorrow but I am not sure I will have the guts to after that. I made it high enough that if that happens again, I probably wont be so lucky as to land quasi on the gears and if I hit sideways or something I am surely looking at countless hours of repair and $$$$.

Anyway, thought some of you may enjoy this story. I still want grab the old guy that I bs with at the local hobby store that swears my engine is great, and SHAKE him. But he means well and maybe my experience with Enya is not typical...although I have talked to a few that say it is.

Anyway, stayed tuned for an update I'm sure.

And now, I bid you farewell whilst I go purchase another reliable engine. And if worse comes to worse I will be getting another plane anyway, I can put the enya back into my trainer eagle II and let someone else fiddle faddle with it when they want to.

S