Originally Posted by
Rcplanedan
Cat1 great job..its ready to go
Look forward to see it running..
Got my twin ignition for the asp ft160..time to rig it up and see what happens..im still thinking to try the sto k carb ..i tried the stock carb on the fs91 no hope of running..infact i now know why i had a tough time tuning that engine on glow to begin..hs needle has to be wound out 2 turns before fuel can pass it and ls needle problematic..well i may just stick with the saito gas carb it works just fine
This is an FT160, 100% stock except for the exhausts, running on gasoline.
It literally was its first run here so there is not very much WOT running in the vid.
It looks like it is running beautiful, innit? But this is what my main issue is with all those vids from Morris: if you cannot see the throttle movement, you cannot judge its throttle response, and I can guarantee that in this state it is basically "unflyable".
Sure, you can fly a plane with it (sufficient power, and it near 100% sure won't stall) but try dosing throttle for landing... It truly is horrible. And it is not because it was not yet adjusted from the box, it never got better until I modded the carb.
(This vid is also the LAST time EVER that I used gloves to start an engine, but that as an aside)