tadatuo

Hi, I'm using the stock spinner set up as well. I hope it is good. Just broke in the engine this evening and it sounds great! Biggest engine I've ever used. Maybe a Truturn would be a good alternative?

ricardinho

yes the truturn spinner is the best way. i lost mine the first flight. you could put a little blue lock tite on the threads of the spinner bolt. if i were you get on truturn web and look at the 3 1/4 big bird spinner. i think it will fit a prop up to a 22 or 24. thats the one i have. it works great. i think the factory spinners are ok on plane engines that dont produce alot of torqe. well good luck to you and your going to love the way the plane flys...

ricardinho

truturn 3 1/4 big bird spinner. thats the ticket

tadatuo

I used the blue lock tight as well and just tightened it without over torque-ing it. I've snapped spinner bolts in the past that way just by hand! Will get a truturn later, but spendy buggers.

SlabBro

Hey all. Considering the 300 myslef but am lookin for a little different setup info. i am wondering about running the Super tiger G3250 in this bird. My buddy has one on his giant ucando and 1/3 pitts and they run great and swing 20x8 props. just wondering if anyone has tried that motor. later all[8D]

maddog 71

super tigre 3250 s are great motors for the price

tadatuo

Had my maiden flight today and it flies great. The 160 is a very powerful engine. Landing was tricky on the first flight. Stalled a bit and bent the landing gear. Couldn't end the day with a bad landing so took her up again and had a good flight and semi smooth landing. No crazy tricks yet as the engine is breaking in still. Fun!

ricardinho

a little hint on landing this plane is to keep your speed about 1/4 throttle at level flight until you are over the threshhold then cut power keeping your nose down a little picking up that little extra speed you need .then slowly start to bring your nose to flare. thats the trick. you cannot fly this plane in holding the nose up. it will stall if it doesnt have enough speed. this plane isnt like the larger 35% and bigger planes where the wing loading is lighter and you can keep the nose up and bring them in to a walk. i dont want to sound like a know it all but this is what works for me. remember keep your altitude at about 20 feet when landing. to high on your final you will come in to hot. also try a 18/8 prop. thats a great prop for that engine., good luck

saltywheels

How do you think a YS 140 would fly this plane. The YS 140 is has about or more power as a saito 180. I was just woundering.

ricardinho

not even in the same boat. the os 160 is powerhouse. the differance is like a 90 fourstroke to a 90 two stroke. this plane is disighned for the 160. remember its almost 4 hp. i think the saito 180 is 2.9 hp or less..if anything if you want to overkill it put a moki 2.10 on it.. in all honesty the os 160 is perfect power to weight with this plane... have fun

SlabBro

anyone ever put a super tiger g3250 in one? that is my plan anyways. had good experiences with other3250's. later

maukaonyx

Thanks for the advice on landing. I was beginning to realize during the second flight that I needed to come in with power to avoid stalling. Much appreciated. Oh, I was able to bend the landing gear back in shape. I love aluminum landing gear, even though it is heavier than the cf stuff.

tadatuo

oops, the above reply was by me, tadatuo. Used my dad's username.

Check out my homemade pilot.

tadatuo

Don't have a good pic of the whole plane yet. But, here is a pic of it in my xB. It fits!

tadatuo

Here is a picture of the full plane just before breaking the engine in.

BTerry

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Actually it should fly quite well with this engine as the plane will weigh nearly a pound less than with the OS 1.60 (33 oz w/muff on the YS vs. 45 oz with the OS--engine (33), BCM Pitts (9), pump (3), and save another 3 oz using a wood prop instead of the HEAVY APC 18x6w, for a difference of 12 oz). I thought about doing this on my plane. Thrust will probably be lower though, but it will fly nicely. This isn't a 3D plane anyhow.

I had a hard time balancing the plane but was able to get the CG in the range by strapping a 2400 mAh 5-cell battery to the aft wing hold down crossbeam.

BTerry

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The YS 1.40 can spin a 17x6 pretty well btw. Of course the problem is the fuel is more expensive (20% - 30% heli fuel) and it can burn a heck of a lot of it, up to 2 oz/min. Also the maintenance is higher than with the OS 1.60.

Sean Y Chen reports 9700 on a APC 18x6w on 30% heli, but that he can also drain an 18 oz tank in 8 minutes at full throttle.

ricardinho

the os 160 with 18/8 prop perfect match bar none.. there is really nothing else to say. you dont need all that fancy stuff on this plane...

BTerry

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This is absolutely true, but if saltywheels already has the YS 1.40 there is no reason to buy the OS (unless he wants to).

maddog 71

Hey there saltywheels go ahead and try the YS-140 Im a YS user the old 120 s will fly up to 20 pds planes and I would imagine the 140 will do as good if not better
so dont under estimate your YS engines some of these guys probably never have used a YS before or even seen one run!!
MADDOG

Sturtz

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GMAN's Soucy between flights at our field.
Coming soon,,,,,, new 45cc engine report.

G MAN

out with the brillelli 40 in with FTL 45 flys graet unlimited YES

Old Dutch

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How did you guys handle the elevator servos? Did you use one reversed servo or a Y harness with a built in servo reverser with an adjustable pot? I'd appreciate comments on this. Thanx........Rich

ricardinho

if you have a computer radio you can get in and mix the two togeather. thats all i did.

Old Dutch

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OK, I'll give the mixing a try. Don't know if my Spectrum D7 will support that though. I suppose that it won't matter which empty channel that I use. I guess all adjustments will be with the master channel.

Thanx.........