This morning I worked on starting up and tuning the RCGF 10cc engine on the Stik. This is the one I rebuilt and broke the piston ring, had issues with a mistake I made on the metering diaphragm of the carb, and it has a newer cylinder because I stripped the plug threads. So essentially I am breaking in a new engine. I have her running well, but her idle has been a bit high and iffy. Working the low needle for the smooth transition and a decent idle, and finding the balance between low end point on the servo and the low needle setting, giving me a decent no-thrust idle that didn't die, took an hour, but I have come pretty close. I think as she breaks in this will settle down. I wanted to fly her today, but conditions and situations weren't right. Patience.
On my way home from RC Aces in North Hampton, I decided to see what conditions were like at Wason Pond Field, off NH 102 in Chester. There was a clear field, nicely cut, and some wind gusts but manageable. I flew three batteries and enjoyed myself, getting my flying thumbs tuned up. All in all a nice flight.
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