thebluemax

I just took off the choke assembly on my ASP 80 and threw the engine on the scale...I'm down to 21.5 oz. now!

I know, still kinda' heavy...but it's not much more than your Saito 80 now (only 2.9 oz. approx.).

Did you have to do anything to balance your model, or were you able to get it balanced just shifting around your radio gear?

Also, you said that you went to bigger gear for ground clearance...What gear did you end up getting? If I don't buy a replacement, I'm thinking of making one out of some 1/8" x 1" aluminum that I got laying around the shop. I've used it before on other planes with success. It won't look as good as the gear that came with it. But then again, I never bought the Pizazz for it's looks anyway...and it probably will save me some weight, too! Another bonus if I end up making the gear myself, is that I can make it any size I want.

One last thing...In your No. 8 (in the previous post) you mention adding 2 blocks. Could you describe in a little more detail what this was for, and how you did it?

Thanks again for the help!