ORIGINAL: cmoulder
Had a most excellent couple of hours at the field today, with everything clicking and nothing to work on when I got home. Pipe coupler held tight, and no loss of power. Still a little peaky midrange on throttle, but that is also getting better and overall it is fairly linear.
Got in 4 flights over 11 minutes each, and the engine pulled well all the way through, unlimited vertical with no sagging, pulling through vertical rolling maneuvers without losing steam.
Finally, I can start working on just flying some sequences without worrying about the plane. Everyone was impressed with how well the engine pulled and how quiet it is with the pipe. I'm staying with the 18x10 for a while longer. Just finished gallon #2.
Bob,
You officially have more run time than Ed and me combined. LOL. The engine should be getting close to full break in.
BTW- is that the 18x10 sport prop? The one that starts wide and ends very narrow? Years ago that prop was recommended for the Moki 180.
The 18.1x10 pattern prop, if you have one, will work very nicely too
Matt