I finally remembered to squirt 1 oz of Aero 1 into my fresh jug of fuel today, after carrying the bottle around for a year or more. Pete Peterson said it's good stuff, and that he had to open the NV a little when using it. Increased viscosity or reduced burnables, I guess. Pete Ferguson was watching as I injected the stuff into the top of my fueling rig, and noticed that it sank straight to the bottom. I shook the jug to mix it up, then hooked the fueling hose onto the overflow fitting, and pumped awhile, to help mix it better. See the picture to see what I mean.

So, did the engine run differently? Well...maybe. One thing I always do is to pinch off the muffler pressure hose to speed up the engine warm-up, before I try to set the NV for launch rpm. It did seem to increase the peak rpm slightly, during this procedure, seeing 10,200+ instead of 10,100 or less. The engine ran fine, but it always does. Magnum XLS .36. In flight, it ran great, maybe with a little more power. What amazed me, was that my rounds were rounder, squares were squarer, and the pullout from the Hourglass lower and flatter than ever before.... Steve

Edit: F'got the derned picture...

That, or it was the Gatorade I was a sippin'...it was really hot here, maybe 60F. in the sun...but there was not much of that around to be feared.  Steve

Hi Steve,

If you were talking about the effects of a medication, the docs would call your results "placebo effect".  If it works, it works!    I like the stuff too and have been using it for a long time.  Can't say my squares are any squarer though.  Maybe I'm not using enough.   

Cheers,

Hmmmmm  you  guys  should  ask  Bruce Perry about Aero-1  :-)  

Randy

Are you sayin' Aero 1 had something to do with Donny and Brock's appearance on the stunt scene?   Steve

PS: I saw as much as 10,500 on the tach during the pre-flight warm-up pressure pinching sequence yesterday. Jeepers,  it hasn't run that strong in a long time...

T.M.I  ...  Steve

PS: OBTW, I saw as high as 10,500 rpm on the Magnum .36 on Monday. An Xtra 300 r's for being a Holiday? Or is the Aero 1 cleaning off some draggy smudges on the innards?  

It was a few years ago that I tried a semi-scientific test regarding the effectiveness of Aero 1. Took a good running (Randy tuned) FP40 and ran it in a plane with some fresh Powermaster GMA10/22. Don't remember all  the numbers but it ran well, did the pattern. Mixed in 1.5 ounces of Aero 1. Repeated the flight. Observed a 200 RPM increase on ground with the same NV setting, engine ran noticeably smoother and steadier. I also believe that it has saved more than a few of my engines from being damanged due to (ugh!) unplanned lean runs. Aero 1 oil : Don't leave the ground without it!