Originally Posted by
1967brutus
My first gasoline converted plane was flown with a stone-age Futaba FC-18, which also did not have a servo slowdown. They used to be commercially availlable, but I had one made by the same guy that makes my solenoid controllers.
On the AX, oh yes, it is very doable, and it damn sure serves gainful purposes: Fuel consumption for one thing, unlimited fuel availlability for another, elimination of rusty bearings for a third, a rocksolid and consistent "first flip start" for a fourth, the obsolence of a LOT of field equipment (starter, glow driver, tools, spare plugs, and a strong reduction of after-flight cleaning paraphernalia) for a fifth.
It has a 6 oz/180 ml tank and gives me 6 flights of 10 minutes without refuelling. Except for the wing, everything you see in the vid, is what I need for a moderate afternoon at the club.
Spark ignition #6 minimal failure compared to flamecouts of glow plugs, and so on..but also a quick ignition system is a os g5 glow plug,
my 20cc radial does 20mins on a 200ml with enough to land,
20my edition to the field box is 1lt fuel a rag a couple of tools and a cordless socket gun for instant starts ,, first hit with the starter its away, (like a car)