Pete,
You might want to preface some of your posts with a short note about flying helis or something, or you''re going to keep getting that kind of response. Remember, those of us who have been around a while really have seen guys who have never flown anything show up at the field with a Mustang (and not that H9 PTS thing either) or some such. Around here, it''s pretty much garenteed that I''ll get 1-3 new guys every year who have to learn the hard way that flying a model is a lot harder than it looks, and that trainers exist for a reason.

Anyway, I personally only own one gasser (a DA 50), but I will say that the gas warbird drivers at my field all love the zenoha line, and the G-26 is popular, we''ve had 5-6 of them at the field at one time, and I know of more than a dozen that I see fly on a regular basis. And I can''t recall ever seeing one have a problem.

Now, I will say this. Gas engines ARE different from glow engines. The carbs work differently. More than once I''ve seen guys with years of glow engine experience totally fail to get a gasser running and basically screw up the carb settings beyond all belief. All it''s ever taken is a little time with someone who knows how to tune the gasser to get it going and purring away though.

Personally, I don''t consider myself a gasser tuning expert, I only have that one, and I bought it used and pre-broken in and setup and mounted in the model I bought. But I know who at my field has a gasser clue and who doesn''t, and more than once I''ve sent a messed up engine to get fixed by the local gasser expert.