Hi Everyone,</p>

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Thanks for all the additional feedback.  I am running the four stroke because I like it and it is significantly quieter than the 2 strokes I have. </p>

I  am flying in a very little used area of a closed navy base and have so far been flying by myself. (I always have at least one other guy with me for safety reasons, but no instructor).  I know that there is a strong prevailing school of thought that one should only fly as part of a club, but so far I have visited two in the area and no one even bothered to talk to me.  (Before anyone starts tossing stereotypes areound as to why I might not be approachable, I am in my mid 40s, driving a new jeep commander and typically am with one of my friends and one or two of our kids.) </p>

I have consigned two planes to the big hangar in the sky so far, a SPAD that I built ( Dumb Thumbs), and a Big Stick (flying a white plane on a foggy day is not wise......smile).  That is not counting a few small electrics along the way.  Luckily I enjoy repairing and building them about as much as flying them</p>

I will work on the throttle control settings so that I can idle down nicely and go to a 12X5 and see how things go. </p>

thanks again</p>

jon</p>