YS 140FZ Help

[D Suding]

Hotrod,

I have an FZ pulling a 10.5 pound Temptation, and I also think it is a
dream combination.  I can make any of the manuevers as large as I want,
with power to spare. I'm using 30% cool power heli.  I recently did an
overhall of the ailerons and elevator. I had everything set up to do 3D
and used the radio to reign in the throws.  I ended up wearing out the
servos, and never did have the precision centering. So I reduced the
throws, and it just flies incredibly now.  The thing about the FZ is, you
don't have to put a pound and a half of fuel in it, so the fuel weight
savings means a lighter airframe for the entire pattern. I can fly the
Masters pattern on about 5 or 6 ounces of fuel!  I love that plane.

-D

> Eric,
>     Yes, it is plumbed different, like to old ones, which I like a lot
> better.  Lot easier to install too.  You are right, the picture in their
> add is not  of the 140 Sport. I went to the field tonight and wound up
> setting the low end  adjustment to 5 turns out, and it idled really
> nice, and just a tad rich on  the transition, but I can feel the engine
> developing more power every flight,  so I believe that was the original
> problem.  I just had never had to adjust my  L's out that far or even
> hardly move them, so this was all new and I didn't  want to move it out
> too far without some feedback.  Thanks to Earl, Glen, Bob,  Eric, and
> all those I forgot to mention for the help, believe I got it whipped
> now.  And I can say this for the 140 Sport.  Definitely a lot stronger
> than  the old FZ's.  I have a 16 x 11 and am turning over 8600 at the
> present and  still a tad rich on the high end, like Bob said, maybe 1 to
> 2 clicks rich.  I have  it in a 10# 7.2 Oz Temptation that I just built
> and I can see no reason to  need any more power for what I fly, and
> again tonight, I put it through several  of the masters manuevers that
> require a lot of power and the only one I opened  it wide up on was the
> Square on corners, and then realized I didn't even need  it at full
> throttle.  But, there was not much wind this evening either...so  that
> will come into play down the road.  But what a difference in idling vs
> the  L's...Hardly any vibration at all which is a lot better on the
> gear,  everything....Also can't say enough about the Temptation, what a
> sweet flying plane,  and you can fly it at any speed that you like and
> it performs flawlessly.  I  moved the CG back a little tonight from the
> recommended setting, and it  performed even better.  Very little, and I
> mean very little coupling on knife edge,  and had to mix 6% up elevator
> with the rudder to stop the slight pull to the  belly on knife edge, and
> 4% ailerons to stop what coupling that there was, as  Earl stated he had
> to do also.  Am looking forward to many many flights on this
> outstanding plane.  Eric, you, Earl, and Tim were right on about this
> plane.....Again, want to thank everyone for their input.  Ron, hope you
> try their  suggestions, it worked for me...
>
> Larry Mercer



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