RE: My new Patriot
I just purchased a used Patriot 40 off of Ebay a few weeks ago and put it in the air for the first time today. I was very disappointed at the lack of speed. I was anticipating this thing screaming across the field but didn't really fly any faster than some other sport planes that I have. It takes the entire runway to get it off the ground! As a matter of fact, my Hobbico Sukhoi w/ O.S. 91 flies faster than my Patriot w/ Magnum .46 XL. Does anyone have any advice on getting this thing to really scoot? I'm running a 10x6 nylon Master Airscrew prop at about 12000-13000 Rpm. What's a good tuned pipe that will fit this engine and how significant is the power that I'll gain from a tuned pipe? Would a larger engine and larger prop be worth it?