ORIGINAL: FlyingPilgrim
Amen, brothers! When I was a kid I would run a cox .049 on a test stand just to watch it, hear it, smell it, and watch with amazement. I still enjoy breaking in an engine just to experience the marvel of it. I love the smell of nitro in the morning!! Electrics do not have the same lure, never will.
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In the dead of winter, as a kid, I used to grab an .049, prime it up while holding it in my hand, add glow heat and let her rip for a few seconds. As others have pointed out, just to smell that glorious smell.
I've even been known to sniff the smoke that wafts off of hot glow plugs when I knew I wouldn't get away with running the engine on a shot of prime in my hand. <G>