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Ron, I have the metric one (it also has 1/4" on it) and it's all that I've needed. I fly Saitos and OS and it works for those. I don't what the sizes are for other engines.

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:)raideron...

Wow! 1/10 of an ounce! That's great! Let us know how much that increases hover pull out. I'm certain you'll see a noticeable difference.

I wouldn't mention this to others. If you ever start to compete that will give you an advantage that just won't quit.

I use a prop reamer. It's either standard or metric I'm not sure. I use it for all my engines. Some are loose and some are not. Works for me.

Thanks
Barry

PS: If the prop is a bit loose on the shaft, wouldn't that save a bit of weight also? Maybe a 1/100th of an ounce. We have to get it where we can.

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Oh Darn Barry! You've hit on how I eliminate useless weight on all my aircraft. Don't tell anyone. [X(]

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ok, i guess i missed it on the first one, i thought it had no r-thrust, if i sound a little short lately guys i dont have a lot of time, but i really appriciate your answers;) (lots going on and also expecting a first grandson:D)
i did get the stabs glued in today:)

thanks!!!

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A first grandson!! WoW! Let us know if it's a 46 or 60 size.

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:)gjeffers...

Man, congratulations! First grandson. Now that's cool! I have 7 total. 3 boys, 4 girls. They are the joy of my heart. And their parents are also. Family is wonderful.

Keep us infomed. Hope everything goes well. With the grandson also.

Thanks
Barry

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:)For the record. None of my 60s came with RH thrust. All of my 46s did. I added one washer of RH thrust to the 60 with the Saito 100 and two washers of thrust with the 110. The more power you carry the more off setting thrust you need.

My Mayhem 40 needs more RH thrust. Has quite a bit already buy needs more. I have to hold 3/4 rudder just to keep it hanging straight. I'll try to dial a little more in to that thing when I get time. I purchase some Sulivan "thrust plates" to add thrust. Looks cooler than washers but I haven't tried them yet.

Thanks
Barry

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:)Sorry...

They are Ernst thrust plates.

Here's a link. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXE953&P=7

Thanks,
Barry

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:)mixmaster...

The Ernst thrust plates also work very well for adding a bit of uptrust. You mentioned you might need some. I have plenty of up thrust and thought about sending you some but didn't really know how. The plates are the next best thing.

Thanks
Barry

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Gary... Congrads!!!! They are to be cherished!! They do bring a lot into your life!! Gina and I
love our three!!!

Thanks Rob and Barry!!! I'll get one of them... Or maybe a new drill :D

Now that my "Do's" so light.... I was moving it to the table to be charged for the AM... And Darn
I hit the ceiling gettin it down form my hanger... Man, It'll take me a bit to get use to how lite it is:D

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I have one(granddaughter),she happens to live in my house,I love that little lap baby,she gives it back too. I used to have some thrust plates back when I flew nothing but 40 size,dont know what happened to them,think I cut them up for something? I just use washers now. I had to go fly after work & dentist appt. last night, it was dead calm. I did more in 2hrs of calm than a whole weekend of 20-35MPH. The Do really shines in calm,I actually got it to inverted harrier a little,thats been almost impossible up to now. I finally got it to pull up from harrier to hover without climbing much, I was on the throttle too much,I was at the hover setting before it was vertical. Now I just do a nice & slow throttle up from harrier,it doesnt take much,just a click or three. I did a few T/R a little lower,getting down to 8 ft or so,was so calm they didnt start right away,that was cool,didnt have to work the sticks so much at first. The only thing I wish I didnt have to do is hit the spoileron switch when it goes vertical to hover from harrier,I like to shut it off in case it falls out,those spoilerons can impede the pullout if you are in a bad way. I guess when I get it down good enough,I wont ever get in a bad position.

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I just started flying my u-can-do .46 with an FS70. It's flying great. Had to tone down throws to smooth it out. Also added quite a bit of weight to the nose to get it to balance. Should be a fun airplane as soon as I have the courage to put the controls on full rates.

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Hey vetter63, welcome to the forums and to the best forum of the bunch. What's your set up on your 46?

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Hey guys, I got to get out and put in several hours of flying last night. Not much wind at all so it was really nice. I couldn't bring the Do since it is still down for repairs and mods. I brought the Funtana and Katana profile. I gotta tell ya. I'm not really crazy about the Funtana. I must not know what I'm doing or have it set up wrong or something. I can't wait though to get the Do out of the hangar and flying again. Definately a much funner plane to fly. [8D]

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Hey Rob... Great that you got out in the calm cool evening... So you have a funtana 40??
I kind of miss not flying my V2.... I may have to try to put it back together....

Well the "Do" flew great, The washers helped, So it's staying in, and no more to be added:D
She did do one of my best blenders to a slightly rising flat spin:D:D, Also did a dang near
perfect( In my eyes) elevator, it was into the breeze and she just came stright down wings
as level as can be, very little forward movement.. Another first:D:D.. And :D I pulled into
a hover at about 7' right in front of me, we had about a 15mph cross wind coming from my
back, I held it there and let the wind take her out about 200 yds, then into a K.E. Fun Morning
I even got to practice a few "crabbing/crow???' on my landings... On one of them.. I almost crabbed
it into the top of the fence[:'(].. Power really helps here:)
She still does seem to be vibrating more than normal, went through everything on her and
I can't find anything and all feels tight, and as far as I can do it, the prop is balanced, spent
the better part of an hour working on it..., It did vibrate a little less after changing the New 1st
run this morning APC14X 4W/T.T. spinner to a spinner-less Pro Zinger 14X4.... Heck I think
I'm just going to go with it now, sort of like my glitch.............. I think....
I missed the club meeting last night, and they raised the P.M. 20/20 to $19....
I may have to go to electric now................

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Hey check this out. [link=http://www.centralhobbies.com/Engines/ys/ysengines.htm#YS%20FZ-110]engine[/link] The YS 110's are back in stock if anyone needs one. (63's too) Heck everyone needs one. But as Barry would say, don't tell anyone.

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:)Shhhh..... Don't tell anyone.
Thanks
Barry

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:)Flew today during a long lunch. Weird...When I was taking my plane apart I noticed a kinda oily residue over the top and bottom of the left wing. Had to use Windex to clean it off. Never noticed it before. Anybody else ever notice this?

Had a great day at the field. Some outstanding flats spins and great waterfalls. Even got an extended hover or two. Tried harriers and KE and some low inverted passes. Had a great time.

Thanks
Barry

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Barry..... Maybe you took the WD-40 instead of the glow fuel??? If so.. it ludes
the engine good, so it's no problem.. Plus if you wipe it really good it shines:D

Man....... Prop "hub" balancing......... &^%#! I should have stuck to my finger balancer[:@]
I keep drill/filling one side then the other..... Guess it's good in my case.... I can now remove
the nose weight I added for balance.... But I may have to go to a nose wheel setup soon:D
Ohhh I still have it:D

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Barry, If you add a little lemon Pledge in your nitro it will wipe right off and give it a lemony smell. [8D]

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Well I got my repairs and mods done. It's a good thing I got to them too because there was some wear that needed to be fixed. I had planned to change out the Dubro valve and go with a fuel dot. Also I the cowl was coming apart at the screws so I was going to change that and add a velocity stack to the Saito 82. When I took the cowl off I found that it had been abrading the side of the fuse. It was wearing right through it. I filled it with some epoxy. I also found that the firewall was getting constantly sprayed with oil so the velocity stack should help that. And the fuel dot will make it easier to fill the tank. So hey! I'm excited to get the Do up and inverted again.

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Berry,
Hows that Giant U doing? We will probably be flying at the sod farm tomorrow.

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Hi guys, getting a lot done today(fathers day:D)
ive got the epoxing all done and have all the surfaces installed, elevator servos installed and tuned, next is the servos for the main wing and main gear;).............now where is that 100:eek:[X(][X(]

here is the only pic i could get downloaded, will have more later[:-]

a little pinstriping [8D]

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Nice job Gary! Looks great. Any word on the new grandson? Did you get a new camera? It looks clearer than usual.

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using the sweeties camera(to complicated for me:)) and man, what a job to get them into my pics album[&:] guess ill get better though;)

now where is that grandson at????????????[:-]:eek:[&:] not yet[&o]:D

oh! almost forgot........ i now have my 100 mounted and throttle is hooked up and all i need now is getting the rx hooked up, the canopy, and cowl then a bunch of tweeking and, oh no!! i have a family reunion next weekend[:@], guess maiden will have to wait till the next weekend[:o]

but man it will be great to get her back in the air:)