You know Jim? with my Nieuport I abort landings too
i just prefer to omit admitting it LOL . In fact, i have footage of the maiden flight, look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOIwNxijuYs i had to abort of course.... it was actually after than you helped me lots with the incidences and stuff if you recall . you can see how even a slight breeze upsets how it tracks. Same for quick acceleration and such. The N-17 sure are picky to take off. I had a flame out once, and that was also scary! its at the end of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGSL20akD90
Yes, i have 1/6 scale WWI models because it is all i can fit in the car without dissembling them/ I also keep them at home all put together in my airplane room. I prefer to keep them put together and ready to go. I cannot see myself rigging at the field. You know how it is at the flightline: sweating under the sun, dropping tiny screws on the grass, getting anxious and all that....
My experience with painful take offs start with the N-17 and Fokker Triplane at the top of the list...best ones are the Fokker DVII and SE5a. I suppose that is also the case with the real ones!!! I also own a Camel, Albatros DVa, Bristol M1C, Eindecker, Fokker DVIII, and DH2....i have been wanting the Maxford Bistol Fighter ARF for a while... what do you fly Jim??