ORIGINAL: ChuckW
ORIGINAL: gaRCfield
Personally I am thankful I learned this season on a two stroke - it allowed me to spend less time tuning or learning how to tune and more time flying.
As I said in my earlier post, I do not understand this logic....My point is that there is no "voodoo" required to make a 4-stroke run right as some people seem to think. Other than the sound, torque curve and maybe checking the valve lash once a year, they are no different than a 2-stroke. Once you have actually owned and operated a 4-stroke you will see what I mean.
I was thinking in terms of rocker arm adjustment, knowing if that was needed, improperly adjusting, etc. Especially after a crash. There is obviously more going on in a four stroke engine that could potentially be problematic for someone who's never flown an RC plane before. Personally, I ended up in a situation that needed a tear-down and complete cleaning of my engine. Had it been a four stroke, I feel it may have been very, very difficult to get the engine set up correctly had it been a four stroke.
And of course it always depends on who's around to show you stuff. I feel there is a lack of deep understanding of engines at my club so the two stroke has been fantastic for me - lots and lots of flying time, very little down time.