RE: Venus II
I started it today on the first flip (Using a chiken stick of course). Ran a tank through it slobbering rich the refilled, leaned it out (but still very rich), and started on the backflip. No starter needed, so far.
Maidened it and think that the 120 is so far working really great. Set just lean enough for reliable idle-power transition and running an APC 15-8, it was turning 8800 and idling at around 2200. The idle was fast but it's as low as I could get it to reliably. Since it only had one tank of fuel through it I'm worried about that now.
The plane flies great. I definately like it more than the Showtime 90 I had. Only flew it once so I'll wring it out some more tomorrow. I found the factory settings OK but the low rate was a little too low. High rate aileron and rudder were good per specs but the elevator needs a little more authority. I'll increase the throw tomorrow and some more expo to soften it up around neutral.