Contest Deadstick count, 2 vs 4-cycle

[Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP (Test Ops)]

Nothing takes you out of competition faster than loosing rounds to
deadsticks or inconsistent engine running.  I've seen more people have
incomplete rounds using 4-cycles, than people running 2-cycles.  More people
are seen working on the 4-cycle in the pits, than people working on the
2-cycles.  However, maybe that's because there were a higher number of
4-cycles in the contest, so the odds would be higher that problems would
occur.  It seems to me that overall, the people running 2-cycles are having
less engine problems.

Has anyone else noticed this, or do you think that once the number of
2-cycles equals the 4-cycles, that the number of engine related incomplete
rounds will even-out?  

I had two rounds lost last season at the same contest due to engine related
problems.  1 round, my idle was too low, and after the 3 turn inverted spin,
the engine died (had bad landing/crash).  Round following that with
different plane w/ muffler pressure setup was incomplete do to poor
performance after the silicon muffler coupler broke.

Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: John Ferrell [mailto:johnferrell at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:11 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Focus

As soon as I run out of  my YS collection I will take a look at what ever
you guys are actually able to get running...

John Ferrell
6241 Phillippi Rd
Julian NC 27283
Phone: (336)685-9606
Dixie Competition Products
NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
"My Competition is Not My Enemy"



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Lockhart" <ronlock at comcast.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: Focus


> Oh, as in -
>
> Friends don't let friends fly 4 strokes?
>
> Sorry, couldn't resist. <G>
> Ron Lockhart
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Lachowski <jlachow at hotmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:53 pm
> Subject: Re: Focus
>
> > First mod would be to get rid of the DeZeased motor<g> and run an
> > OS or
> > Webra.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Frank Bis" <frankbis at adelphia.net>
> > >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > >To: "NSRCA Discussion List" <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > >Subject: Focus
> > >Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 08:58:20 -0500
> > >
> > >I recently purchased a ARC Focus from Piedmont and would like to
> > know the
> > >modifications if any that can be made to improve its flight
> > >characteristics.  i will be flying it with a YS 140 DZ.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Frank Bis NSRCA 728
> >
> >
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