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    Welcome to the forum Phantom 622. I'm normally the one asking silly questions!! Must say I'm a 5 Squadron Lightnings fan myself. Have got a soft spot for 29 Sqn. Had a very good night in RAF Conningsby's officers mess with some of those guys!!! Andy
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    Had a good day today. Went out this morning and flew from 10 through to 2pm. Took my Pitts, Wot 4 and Ryan STA. Only down point was stuffing the wot in. It was my own fault. Trying to prop hand too low on a gusty day! Mind you I use that to fling aound all silly like. It's already glued and clamped up. First prang with it in 3 years. The Pitts flew well I'm gradually getting the hang of it. Had a good couple of flights with the Ryan. This is gradualy getting more and more oily and fuel residue soaked. Might have to retire it soon. I then took the Pitts out for an evening fly. I thought the wind had dropped a bit. it hadn't but at least the gusts had lessened. Had 4 more flights with that and then came home to have a warming single malt!! or two!!! Andy
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    I've got the NGH 35 cc. Runs very well and was very easy to set up. Comes with an extra piston so you can turn thr head round and make it rear exhaust. It also has the option of the usual beam mounts or a radial mount that bolts on the back. Seems very well made and revs quite freely. Andy
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    I just got sunburnt today! Andy
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    Well 3 days flying this week!! Would have been 4 but I had to work tuesday!! Can't believe how much better I feel about it now. 2 weeks ago I was on the verge of putting everything on ebay!! Now I'm thinking what aircraft to get next!! Andy
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    Yup quick check is 5.6 kg. It is quite weighty but it flys beautifully. For a Pitts it seems very stable. It has plenty of authority in the air and was not tossed around by the gusty conditions we had today. Andy
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    I think a 180 4 stroke should be ok Steve. I only put the ST G2300 in cos I had one! Funnily enough that was in a Seagull Yak last year. Until I knocked the undercarriage out which basically ripped the bottom of the fuselage out. The Yak flew really well but I prefer this Pitts. I fly it most of the time on 1/3 to 1/2 throttle and it'll still do big loops from level flight. When you open the taps it certainly moves and uses up a lot of sky. I'm gradually exploring the handling. Had a few more flights this morning before the breeze got too gusty! I'll check the weight. That was on the bathroom scales so may not be too accurate. I'll check it with kitchen ones!!! The engine and muffler come in at just over a kilo ,I think, and I did put a large sub c battery pack in it too! That weight is ready to go. Probably had 1/2 tank of fuel left in it too. Andy
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    I've been using Weston for about 3 years now. I've used a variety of their fuels over this time. I now use the Liquid Gold 12.5% nitro mix from them and all my engines love it. It seems to just run nicely in anything, big 2 strokes and small 4 strokes. Andy
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    I'll quite happilly fly either. I do have a preference for left hand circuits, which is, I think, a left over from my full size gliding and PPL days. We get to fly both at our strip depending on wind direction. Andy
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    Hi Danny, I totally agree with you on this one, Black Horse do seem to have got this one very right! I know it's "only an ARTF" but for some reason I'm bit silly proud of this one. Andy
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    Well I just did a quick check with the bathroom scales and it is about 5.6kg with an empty tank. It handles surprisingly well especially at low speed. I do tend to keep the speed up with this and keep my attention on it as I'm pretty sure it would bite if you let it. I was out again today flying it. I does beautiful large aeros. Big loops, high stall turns and a very nice inverted flat spin. The rolls are going to take me some practice to get anywhere near axial. Inverted flight was ok. The increase in downthrust should reduce the need for down elevator to maintain level flight. Knife edge required a slight down elevator pressure to track straight. I'm pretty sure this will knife edge loop with a bit more rudder authority. All in all a very nice plane to fly. As with all aerobatic aircraft it will require a good amount of fine tuning to get the best out of it, but as a general day to day aerobat to rip up the strip with I think it's great! Andy
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    I'll have to check the weight again as I didn't write it down! The model pretty much balanced in the given range with the ST. It's not that heavy an engine either. I didn't add any tail weight. I think the thrust line was a bit out and have increased the down thrust which should eliminate my very slight down elevator trim input required for level flight. I think if you go for the recommended 120 FS you're going to need some lead up front. I'd rather put a heavier more powerful engine up front throttle back and enjoy the extra power during aeros. No point carrying dead weight if you don't need to. Andy
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    Black Horse Pitts

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    Black Horse Pitts

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    Black Horse Pitts

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    I like the BCM muffler on this. It isn't too noisey and gives a nice deep sound. The model is overpowered with the Super Tigre but I'd rather have the power in reserve. It will come in very handy when I get the hang of prop hanging. It will be able to pull out vertically if needed. Andy Edited By Turbycat on 24/04/2013 07:39:53
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    Finally maidened my Black Horse Pitts yesterday. Only built it in January!! Flew really well. Bit of down trim as I hadn't quite got the elevators adjusted right and 2 clicks of left aileron. Andy Edited By Chris Bott - Moderator on 23/04/2013 22:40:41
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    A few pics at the field. A very pretty plane!   Edited By Chris Bott - Moderator on 23/04/2013 20:46:15
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    You'll not believe this but I just got round maidening the Pitts yesterday!! Weather and my shift work ganging up against me. Well a brief report: First of all the control throws and c of g were set as recommended in the instructions. I set 40% Expo on the elevator and ailerons just so it wasn't too twitchy on the first few flights. The model was given a good preflight inspection and the engine fine tuned a bit as it was idling a touch fast. I threw my WOT 4 around for a few flights. Sat down had a cup of coffee and decided to go for it. After hearing some stories about Pitts being a bit lively I was prepared to go for height and then try the trimming. With the ST G2300 up front the take off run was quick, The model climbed rapidly so I fed in some down trim. I put in 2 clicks of left aileron trim and she was straight and level at 1/3 to 1/2 throttle. I actually found her quite easy to fly. She is fast when the throttle is chucked wide open and she'll climb out of sight. I flew some circuits and took her up high for some low speed handling checks. The stall gentle with a right wing drop. A this point the breeze picked up a bit and it started getting a bit bumpy but the Pitts handled it well. It is very solid in the air. Landing time! I tried a few low approaches first getting used to the orientation of the model on approach. I then committed to a landing. The engine still didn't want to settle down to a slow idle so a go around was carried out. During this I was impressed with the slow speed handling. I set up a bit lower approach after lowering the throttle trim a bit. This time she came in as gentle as anything. Still a tad fast but ok. I then think I breathed in! I gave a good once over then I had 3 more flights with her slowly exploring her handling and some gentle aeros. I'm definately pleased with this and it does appear to be a quality offering from Black Horse. Andy Edited By Turbycat on 23/04/2013 19:42:28
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    I hope we get some flyable weather soon otherwise ebay will getting a very long list of stuff.... Just about had enough. The rubbish weather has just about knackered our patch. very soggy, grass is getting so long it has started to form tufts and the access road is almost 4x4 only. Andy
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    We can fly alone although lately there seem to be more people at the strip. I work shifts so find I have lots of free time when maybe other people don't. There is another strip I use occasionally but that is a strict no lone flying as it is council operated in a public park. Andy
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    Thats one reason why I can't get rid of my Tiger Moth. Graceful aerobatics like that look so good when you get it right. I think I get mine right about 1 flight in 10 but it feels good when you nail it!! Andy
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