Matt,

Todd has got the engine pretty much dialed. Pattern is certainly a tough testing ground for "the little gasser that could" and hopefully we will be able to figure out what is causing the front bearing to wear prematurely... whether it is the mounting method, or simply the way we run it.

No mention of this yet in the sport thread, but then I don't think there are any guys there who have nearly as many hours of run time on their engines as I have on mine.

BTW, I downloaded a little memo app for my Droid so that I can better document how many flights and how much run time I have on SAP #2. I estimated 200 flights on the first engine, but Anthony R thinks it was closer to 250. I had been flying it almost every chance I got since January - usually doing 5 and sometimes 6 flights per session - so 200 may have been a conservative estimate. I stopped making any real effort to keep track after the coupler issue was solved, after about flight 120 or so.

I get the Pennzoil 2C oil from oil-store.com where 24 8-oz containers sell for $26.95, plus about $8 for shipping. One bottle per 2-gallon Blitz fuel can and I'm good to go.

If you have the Aesthesis ready for the Oasis Fall Finale I would love to see her fly! Sounds like a good K-Factor cover, so I will bring my good camera gear!!