Jim,

Thanks bunches. Steel lines it is, then. I think I've got a U-Reely handle somewhere with steel. I guess Dacron just won't cut it. [:-]
Your notes on running diesel round and round is well put. However, my experience with the dieselized Norvel is that once it fires up, it comes up to temp and proper compression almost instantly. Once adjusted, I can whack it with the starter, grab the tx and just blast off. But yeah, dizzies. Come to think of it, I think queasy stomach was my downfall. No beans before flying? Special diet? [:@]

George,

The Clown sounds good. I understand Brodak makes quality stuff so it ought to be a quick build. May I suggest that you open up the venturi a bit to get more power. I typically do that on my .06 and .074s and with muffler pressure, have no problems.

Speaking of muffler pressure, would a stock RC tank work on a stunter? The clunk would gravitate to the outside of the line and with pressure to the tank, you should get pretty consistent runs, no? And one could adjust flying time simply by filling the tank less or more, as desired.

Good point about reverse crank and inverted. Never thought of that. I suppose having everything working for you, even torque when your inverted, is a specially good idea. And maybe inverted every now and then with reversed direction would help eliminate dizziness?