Hooley, loved the fly-by picture. Very Nice looking model. Great job! Can't wait to get mine in the air.....Peeded my pants several times just thinking about the maiden flight. I am going to cheat and have my good friend Chuck do the maiden flight. Of course no conditions attached... Heck, if Chuck can't keep her in one piece, well, I sure can't.......

Several post had me worried about the Fuji 50. As mentioned, I started it for the first time and ran it on 12 oz. gas at 25/1 gas to oil ration for break-in. Yes, it was challenging to crank, but not because it's a Fuji. As several post have mentioned, any fly-wheel spark generated gas engine will be difficult to start simply due to the lack of RPM's in hand cranking. Have megatron starter on back order.... But, after roughly 30 flips of the prop the Fuji 50 came to life. Note - have the prop set so the beginning of the compression run is at 4:00)

No hesitation right out of the box and required no adjustments. I was shocked with how well it ran after reading about all the concerns. As mentioned in the threads, it does start much better with a very wet carb. I had gas running out of the Zenoha velocity stack pipe. Much easier for choking the engine to get fuel to it. Simply place a finger over the stack to choke. ( Gerry Yarrish - MAN review suggestion) No hesitation with each single click up and down the throttle range. I never went above half throttle due to direction recommendations for break-in during the first hour. Also, didn't want to put so much stress on the airplane while sitting stationary strapped to a pole by the elevators. Will throttle up in flight.....

Answer to my own question about Quick Start spray to help in the starting process. It doesn't help at all.... The reason being is not due to a lack of high octane fuel, but the lack of spark in hand cranking. I do very much want the high torque starter now that I have tried the hand crank option. Arm was sore the next day. :stupid: