ORIGINAL: RaceCity

"OF" Ed? I'm a card carrying Jr. Member of the "OF Fraternity" I'll have you know.....<GGGG>

Can't argue with the thrill of taming a particularly diabolical engine, but you'd have to agree...it's a lot more fun to do at home...in the backyard, at a time and date of your choosing. Far less desirable to tangle with a newbs "Xiangpao .46" at the field when it's 150F in the shade, the bugs are biting like crazy and the humidity is akin to the jungles of Vietnam.

At that level...the new guy will introduce enough variables in the set up to challenge any "pro", and it's extremely helpful to not have built in/designed in defects in the engine itself. That's why the OS gets my vote every time.

(Then they mention that they had 'er apart...."To see what was in it")

Oh joy....but I digress.

Rather than begin with a 4 session lesson in advanced engine diagnostics...I'd prefer to start him off with some straight and level.

We'll get to the tuning/troubleshooting/set up stuff as we go. Sort of a phased approach is better IMO.

I just look back over 30yrs of this stuff and think of how many times I used to go home without ever having gotten in a flight. I just don't think it's wise to encourage any person...least of all the most inexperienced persons to put themselves in that situation. If it happens too many times....the hobby loses a potential future "OF" member.