Author Topic: "Throw a rag in the prop" (Read 764 times)

Jim Kraft · « **on:** March 01, 2009, 12:55:49 PM »

Way back, years ago, we had a guy in our R/C club that could never get his engine to idle low enough to kill it, and his chosen method to do that was throwing a rag in the prop. After that, when ever my youngest son would hear a car engine still trying to run after the switch was turned off, as many of the high compression muscle cars in the 70's did this, he would holler, " Throw a rag in the prop". Our family were the only ones who got the joke. Oh well! I guess you had to be there.

Jim Kraft · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2009, 01:05:50 PM »

Sorry guys; I have a bad cold and don't feel like working on my planes, so am taking it out on the computer.

dennis lipsett · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:38:53 PM »

heck thats mild. You probably have seen guys throwing rags at the planes while it's flying. trying to hit the prop and kill the overly lean/rich motor and put it out of it's misery.
dennis

Jerry Reider · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2009, 07:48:43 AM »

Quote from: dennis lipsett on March 01, 2009, 03:38:53 PM

heck thats mild. You probably have seen guys throwing rags at the planes while it's flying. trying to hit the prop and kill the overly lean/rich motor and put it out of it's misery.
dennis

Been there, done that, when we were kids. Sometimes you'd miss and get it hung on the wing.

Shultzie · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2009, 12:28:16 PM »

Quote from: Jerry Reider on March 07, 2009, 07:48:43 AM

Been there, done that, when we were kids. Sometimes you'd miss and get it hung on the wing.

Or maybe take training from your local bull fighter.

Author Topic: "Throw a rag in the prop" (Read 764 times)

Jim Kraft

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