Flew mine again this morning before it got hot. Started adding some air pressure to the Dubro Big Wheels inflatable tires. When they were new, they had enough rigidity to hold the plane up without added air. Now they need a few psi. These really take the bounce out of the landing! Am currently using a 5" wheel. Would recommend these to anyone on this plane.
Also had to rebuild the carb. It was taking about 100 flips with full choke to get it to start. Ran fine after that but my arm was numb. New (black) reed valve, new pump diaphragm, and clean the screen did the trick. Started in about 5 flips.
One other change was to drill out the landing gear and wheels to accept a 1/4" bolt for the axles. Kept bending the 70mm bolts that came with it. I used a 3" socket-head bolt that only had threads on the last inch. I don't think this one is going to bend.
This plane just flies GOOD, and nothing else looks like it in the air!
Last edited by Lifer; 09-25-2017 at 10:48 AM.