ORIGINAL: tomcatguy74
Ok guys,
I have decided to get the Avistar package that I showed you all above. I am going to give this a good wholesome try. I pick the plane and gear up on Saturday.
Now today I picked up a AR500 Spektrum RX for the plane even though it comes with a nice FM radio system. My buddy at the hobbyshop told me that the AR500 and my DX6i will be fine for this plane.
I have found a couple of great people including Ciscovet who live near me that will help me get this baby going.
Thanks everyone for all your help and suggestions and I will continue to keep you all updated with my progress with my new hobby.
Does anyone recommend a cheap but decent 10% nitro fuel for my plane?
The seller told me that he put about 2 gallons of fuel through the engine since new.
How many gallons are the stock engines good for?
The stock engine will outlast the airframe if it is tuned and maintained properly, proper fuel mix used, and not crashed.
I use 15% Omega in mine, but 10% would probably be ok since it is probably broken in ok. Most engine manufactures reccomend at least 15% nitor fuel for break in, and most reccomend using a fuel with castor oil (about 15%) and do not reccomend fuel with only synthetic oil be used until after break in. If I remember correctly ,15% omega has about 8-10% castor and 6-8% synthetic.