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yeeeeeeehAWWWWWWWWWW ... flew the G.A./Dl-50 this morning! Virgin flite for both! What a combination! Not one for fancy words, but I can truthfully say AWESOME! As I recaall, needed two clix down trim and 2 clix right trim. The Dl50 hauls this bird straight up. It acts like there was no load connected to it. One of the guys held it while i ran the engine up on the ground. His eyes nearly fell out when I hit full throttle. I am running pretty rich yet, and from just off idle up to 3/4ths throttle is it 4 stroking. At full throttle, it breaks clean and hauls! I am a bit nervous about the idle. When I get down to about 2000 rpm, it starts running unsteady, and makes me a bit uneasy. I have about 3/4ths of gallon thru so not going to mess with it too much yet. Good thing i had a heavy glove on. It backfired and smacked my middle finger so hard that everyone there heard it. Smarted like h*** for a few minutes. Wised up and got out my chicken stick. That got smacked a few times also. Not sure why it is so prone to kick back when starting. I suspect the low speed setting not right. Any comments on that please??. I have a G-62 and also a Brison 2.4, and have never had either of them do that.
Anyhow... Giant Aero + DL 50 = potent combo that flies groovy!!!!!
[8D][X(] and a few others!!!
Bruce
PS .. it will do knife edge loop too
We are currently running 5 Dls at our flying site, none have demonstrated in kick back problems. The carbs are set at the factory and may or maynot be adjusted for peak performance. Keep in mind, you do not have to run these engines rich for break in. I always adjust the high and low ends on the first starts, after several tanks of fuel , you will most likely need further tuning adjustments.