Well I just fired up my engine for the first time (An OS 40 LA) I had my plane up on a table and my four year old daughter holding the fuselage down near the tail. As I dont have an electric starter I had to use my Chicken stick and must have been flicking the prop for quite awhile when all of a sudden the engine fired into life. My daughter was screaming "TURN IT OFF ITS TOO LOUD" and Im screaming "I CANT I CANT" more because I didnt want to now that I had finally got it to go. (My 6 year old daughter was laughing from the safety of the kitchen window). She and I both managed to calm down and I took hold of the plane and let her walk around in front of it. I must say I was amazed at the power and could feel the plane wanting to pull forward even at lower throttle settings. One thing though when I did try and start it again I couldnt get it to go but wasnt sure if it was not enough fuel or too much fuel. I primed it again and it would fire once or twice and run for a little bit then stop. Is there anyway of telling if you have flooded the engine or haven't given it enough fuel?
Anyway it gave me a real buzz and I cant wait to let it go and taxi it around a little bit and get used to the controls.

Regards,

Troy.