ro347......you see, even an old fart, with year's of flying, can learn new trick's......i never knew how to take a motor apart like you just did.....i've alway's ran quality o.s. product's and alway's the higher-end, better performing sf-fx-ax stuff.....that and the fact that i alway's run my fuel out and add after-run oil before i put my planes up, i've never had an engine rust or gum-up or lock-up......i've still got a couple of o.s. motor's that i've been flying for well over 15 year's, i think each one of them have been in 6-7 different planes over the year's.....kinda say's something about the after-run oil debate???.....it's all a matter of preference/opinion when it come's to after-run oil.....now if i ever do need to tear a motor apart, it won't be a problem, thanx to this thread......KOOLKRABBER47.......

2 Strokes are pretty simple. Its nice to take one apart even if you dont need to just to understadn how they work a little better.

How is the pull out from a hover with the 46AX on the Bad Boy,,,,strong or does it struggle?

I was from Tacoma, so far no one has mentioned how long it takes to develope the webs between your toes!! I know it takes a couple of years before they go away. About twice as long then it took the moss to fall off.

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2 Strokes are pretty simple. Its nice to take one apart even if you dont need to just to understadn how they work a little better.

How is the pull out from a hover with the 46AX on the Bad Boy,,,,strong or does it struggle?
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to steal a line from "jackie gleason" i think it was.......to the moon alice, to the moon!!!......did i get that right???....i'm pretty freakin' old(48), or my son's keep tellin' me, but i gotta admit, i never watched any of his movies.....13 oz. motor with @1.75 hp add the stealthy 12x4 zinger prop= very happy pilot.....if you use a high pitch prop you will have less torque and more forward thrust, not what you want for a true 3Der.....with the low pitch prop your able to maintain high RPM's which equals lot's of low end power(torque) with minimum thrust for those 3D maneuvers, including but not limited to hovering......it's kinda like motocross bikes....they gear them real low and alway's keep them wound up so they can launch out of corners and straightaway's......with the large diameter, low pitch prop, you can still acheive plenty of speed, being that the O.S. 46ax is capable of @ 17,000 RPM's easily......but with most 3Der's your not looking for crazy speed, if your like me you've got other planes for that???....i don't know about your plane but in the build manual that came with my badboy, it clearly states, about 3-4 times to avoid flying the badboy at full wide-open throttle.....some of these 3Der's have thick airfoils on the main wing and if flown wide open they catch too much wind which in turn would create too much flutter......flutter is when the plane begins to shake eratically and the plane disintigrates like confetti......WOW! kinda neet to watch but, a bit dangerous depending on the direction the plane is traveling when it comes apart???....i would hate to see it hit somebody......man, when those things flutter, it's like "pow", instant confetti all over the runway.....be safe, stick with the 12x4 prop and experiment from there, depending on your particular style of flying you can alway's change up later???.....the RPM's you are able to maintain with the 12x4 allow's you to land real slow and hover effortlessly without worrying about loading up the carb, remember the dirt bikes?, same principal idea.....in a nice, tight hover, the high RPM's allow you to pull out of a hover effortlessly, straight up to the moon(remember jackie gleason)....ha! ha!......make sure you balance your plane very carefully, horizontally(front to back) and laterally(side to side), this is very important when hovering so your plane won't keep trying to lay on it's side and fall out of an otherwise perfect hover.....if your plane is properly balanced, it should hold a tight hover with minimul stick input and free-up your attention, so you can concentrate on other things.....there are several threads here on RCU that deal with properly balancing an airplane.....try shifting your batteries and reciever,etc. around before you glue them in place, to acheive the proper balance, rather than add a ton of weight.....keep your plane light.....a lighter plane can run a smaller motor and still maintain the same, if not better, power-to-weight ratio.....the lighter motor and plane will also consume less fuel/nitro and at $20-$30 a gallon, we could all get used to that......ro347, enjoy the yak.....ask alotta questions....get it right the first time......i hope this helped......if not, somebody please chime in here and help add to this young man's success.....KOOLKRABBER47.......

it will pull out of the hover but a 55 ax will make it jump out of the hover. if you are tail sliding it will take a second or so to stop the slide before it pulls out. its the difference between ok and outstanding

ARRRRRRR!!......as far as jumping out of a hover, you got me there......i like to keep my planes light and shoot for a nice, long glide ratio....although the 55ax is only a few ounces heavier than the 46ax, oz.'s will still lead to lbs. eventually......i don't have any 55's but, i do have three 46's, i am very happy with the power.....i have a number of electric's as well.....i hear a lot of people say the cheapy electric motor's are as good as the name brand....i'd have to say that's probably wishful thinking???.....i stick with the HI-MAX,E-FLITE,HACKER LINES, just like the o.s.ax line, the quality and power are phenominal......same goes for the castle creations line of esc's, outstanding quality and lot's of programming features built-in and accessable with a USB/computer hook-up.....rlipsett, talk is cheap.....post us fan's some pictures of just what "outstanding" looks like???.....Ha! Ha! Ha!......KOOLKRABBER47..........