Hi Milton: Where am I? Lately, I've been in Nagoya, Manila, Tokyo, Amsterdam
and some other places.
Anyway, yes I have moved onto the OS 56 FS-A, but I seem to be having some
teething problems. There is no doubt the motor has gobs of power, but I seem
to be getting some detonation during the run. And, it does this no matter
what % nitro I use. This causes the motor to lose power as the flight progresses.
I never had this problem with the OS 52, so I originally though there may be a
mechanical problem with the motor. I sent it back to Great Pains and they said
there was nothing wrong with it. Now, the plane I have been using it in is overwieght
by about 10 oz., so today I am going to take the 56 out of the Furias 96 and install
it in the trusty old Saturn and see what happens.
I ahve been flying Saturns with the OS 52 for almost 5 years now, and never really
had any problems. The 52 is incredibly consistent and has good power. At the
2007 Nats Stan Powell was blown away on the second day of qualifying when he
judged my afternoon flight on circle one with a strong wind coming right up the
hill. The little 52 just powered right on through and I put in a good enough flight
to qualify for Open Top 20.
I'm going to keep fiddling with the 56 and see what happens. I'll let you know.
Steve