Thanks PipeMajor,
I should rephrase that. I have leaned out the motor all I feel comfortable with. I do a lot of searches on here for info, and have found many that have fried their motors from probably too lean. I am sure I am running a little rich on all my motors, and I don't mind the clean up, because I have my son wipe down his Nexstar after every flight. Don't clean it, just wipe off the excess, and then a final clean at the end of the day. He is learning that cleaning is part of this hobby.
Mark,
You can step on my post anytime! I would rather someone do that with good info and help, than too not say anything. Especially if you are going to provide pics of such a nice looking plane. And I love the name "Next Star".
My cousin will really appreciate the info as well. I know when he sees the detail and the outcome of your plane that he will really want to convert his. In my opinion, you made a good looking plane look even better. Gave it a whole new style. And thanks for the info on how it handles. He still has a rough time on some of his landings (gets his left and right backwards when the plane is coming at him), so I will suggest to him that he waits until next winter before he starts converting it. He soloed in October I think, so he needs more time on the sticks.
Anyway, thanks again to everyone for all of the replys.
Pete