Well Fellers,
I finally had the chance and had the plane at least ready for a first flight today. It was a success, kinda. The first attempt I throttled her up and away she went. I surprised on how fast the Enya .53 W/a APC 13x4W on 10% Cool Power pulled the plane up, with authority even!

I flew her for a while t a rich setting, and then tried to set her down. As I approahed I lined her up, brought the throttle back, and started to sit her down. When she was about 4 foot off the ground I noticed she just fell out, and hit down kind of hard. After refulling I throttled her up, and again away she went. This time using the retracts, man it makes the plane look so cool on low fly by's! After a while I brough her back in.

This time just before she sat down I for some reason gave some elevator input which caused her to rise too much. I immediatly nosed it over, and by that time the airspeed was to slow. She stalled and spun right hitting the tip of the wing and spun her around. Very little damage occurred though. Only the retract horn snapped, and of course both wing tips are in need of some MonoKote covering, no big deal. I'm just really happy she flew so well with the little Enya .53.

It going to make a very nice Sunday Flyer. I just need to learn to bring her in a little faster, and throttle her back just before touch down.

Thanks everyone for your input, and suggestions in this plane engine combo project, much appreciated!
Dennis

I have had 2 ramblers, and they both thumped the last few feet if slowed down to much. But then they are not designed to float as well as some others. But I too love it as a sunday just gotta get in a quick flight plane. And the moves it can do are not to shabby either.

I just got mine fixed up and awaiting to instill the controls and the engine. I was thinking of fixing in a TT 61 that I have lying about ... any comments? I know the TT 46 will be sufficient and that the TT 61 will be over powering it but what if I leave it at 3/4 throttle EPA and tune the plane accordingly ... any comments?

I flew my Rambler 45 today ... the TT 61 is just right ... I have so much power to spare! The plane flies really well, love the way it tracks. I am getting used to flying a real tail dragger, have to keep the nose up. Its a great plane to fly and I love it.

Great job on your Rambler 45! Yup with the power I get with the Enya .53 4-strroke, I can't imagine the power you must have for your plane!
Have fun,
Dennis

Power I have but I am running on only 50% throttle. I love the extra power I have in reserve, engine has not been fully run in so I have yet to try unlimited verticals and things like stall turns etc. Will be taking her up again on Thur morning and I hope the engine will be running better. Was a little rich for the first 3 tanks. Only done 3 flights at present. I will be having a lot of fun!!!

Hi
just bought a rambler45 with a 65 FS which is mounted upside down any
thoughts on tank position as it seems to flood on start up. first flight with
recommended throws was a bit twichy to say the least, what set up did
you use . looks great in the air, landings ok but have to come in fairly
quick.

fly well.

Funny you should talk about inverted set up. The TT61 up right looks fugly, whole lump of metal sticking out. I set it inverted today. The carb will be below the tank for sure. You need to ensure that when you are starting up you should not choke the carb. Mine started manually after quite a few flicks, I did not want to use a starter. The plane idled well on the ground and in the air, no dead stick. You are stuck with the tank position unless you wanna redo the F2 to lower the tank, not really worth it.

As for my throws I used the recommended rate and no expo, she flies to my liking. I had to add 30 grams to the tail if not it was way to nose heavy. There is no need to come in fairly quick at all. She lands like a kitten. She will bleed speed off quick but the rate of descent is very nice.

I just need to get my engine tuning right and she will be really nie to fly. I love the way the Rambler banks ... very nice. I have only done 5 flights and not tried any acrobatics yet, I did do a couple of barrel rolls only. Will do more when the engine is properly tuned up and run in.

Enjoy your plane!

I had a rambler 30 with a YS 63 and it was a blast... until of course, ran out of gas without enough altitude to make it back to the runway. tore the right wing in half... anyway, the point is, i had my engine sticking out the side and she looked sweet

I am looking at a sidewinder arrangement but the pipe needs an extension to clear the fuse. I think a sidewinder is much better, not castor on the plane and no over fow issues!

Part of your problem on landing is your prop. A 13 inch prop covers a large area and especially with a low pitch, it acts like a speed brake when you throttle back. With a 2-stroke and a 6-8 pitch, your speed would naturally be a little faster, probably precluding the stall. you will need to carry a click or 2 or power so you don't slow down too much on final. You could try an 11-7 and see how it works. It is a slightly technique landing a 4-stroke with a large prop.

The same thing happens on some fun fly planes with very thick airfoils. They, too, slow very rapidly when the power is at idle causing these very light planes to stall before touchdown.

Ed ... what you said is very true, I flew a friends 3D and I wondered why he stalled the plane on landing, I found out why, need to learn to always watch the plane's speed carefully. That is why the reviewers always taxi a plane about to test it, trial approaches and landing ... so much to learn

hi
I tried putting a 12x6 APC prop on the 65FS instead of a 13x6 gave a much
smoother landing approach speed and faster acceleration on take off. there
was not a lot of difference in air speed either. I to had to put a bit of weight
in the tail to balance out the heavier four stroke something I do not like doing
but could not get the battery pack far enough back oh well! its flying a lot better
now not quite as good as it could be but pretty close.

fly well

Wilga ... with the 65FS I am sure you have more than enough juice on tap. There is no need to worry with a bit of weight on the tail I'm sure ... I tried to get my battery pack as far back but the fuse structure there is too fragile to hold the battery safely. I ended up attaching it to the ele/rud servo tray, the end towards the tail. I just secured it with some zip ties and made a little tray to let it rest upon. I did stall my plane on take off (bad engine tuning) and the plane came down. The battery pack moved and damaged the fuse a bit.

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hi

Here is my rambler just before first flight


fly well

Yes ... inverted set up is much much nicer!