MDS will not cover that under warranty. Had my Giles with the 2300 at the field today. 18 mph winds with 30 mph gusts. Mine has the vp-30 pump and it used to start every time on the first backflip but up until today I have had to use a starter because holding my finger over the carb or exhaust wasn't priming it well enough. Today I found the trick though. After fueling up for my first run I open the carb fully and stick my fueler in and give a 1/8th to 1/4 crank. Just enough to see the fuel flow through the hose. Close the carb and give it a couple of flips without glow to pull the fuel in. Put on the glow and like clockwork one backflip and off I went. Until I hit a bump while trying to turn on my downwind taxi and my tail came up and had a prop strike. Shredded my brand new 17x8 zinger I just bought to try out. That was a $14 mistake plus I left my other props at home 20 minutes away. I have flown in high wind like that before and never had a problem but apparently it was my time. SOOO. I took out my 5lb 40 size clipped cub with a 48 4stroke and decided I WOULD fly. That was a blast. 3/4 throttle was a hover and full throttle to move. Perfect landing and went home with a smile. Back on topic for the 3 minutes of runup, retune, and taxi for the 17x8 I can say there was noticable spinup difference between it and the 17x6 I normally fly. Also with spurts of throttle the plane didn't instantly pull like it previously did (granted the 18mph head wind). So no flight test but on the ground results show I probably would have gone back to the 17x6. I will probably still try another one just to see what happens when it unloads in the air.


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You live in the flat cornfields of Illinois 60 miles west of the windy city and you learn to live with a "little" wind. ha ha