Hello kd,
good to hear from you. I'm still around, but just don't have a lot of time for much other than working, eating and sleeping. I got back from Japan at the end of June and it's been 12 plus hour days 6 days a week for most of the last 7 months. I did get my flying circle done at the house and have just about wore my TWISTER out. It looks rough but flies great. I played with venturi sizes and found a good size for my TT 42 GP. I want to put another plane in the air, CL, and compare it with my other, I have a K&B engine to try on it. I'm working on a 200 foot strip for my RC planes, but that's another story.
I want to try some longer lines, maybe 64 or 65 feet, I'm flying on a 60 foot set and lap times are 5.0 to 5.2 with a good pull even on overheads. When I was playing with venturi sizes I even got down to under 5 sec lap times, but this was too fast and tremendous line tension.
I will beef up the bellcrank area in any ARF i get, I like the "sandwich" method, a plate on the top and the bottom of the bellcrank pivot bolt. Never has one come loose with this style. Talk at you later.