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<DIV>A 91 ought to be ok for Sportsman. However, if he has to buy an engine, get something bigger. I actually flew mine on a OS .61 for an as yet unpublished magazine article. Ok in very calm air, but in wind....</DIV>
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<DIV>If I were to try it with an OS 91 4 stroke, I'd use 30% heli fuel, and a 13x9 or a 14x7 or 8. When I flew SPA, we used 30% heli, and the OS Surpass and Surpass IIs loved it. Ran forever without an issue, gave a ton more power, and idled better. If you run a Surpass II, use the old Surpass muffler, dump the charnkcase vent line overboard, and plug the fitting where it normally goes in the intake. Those two things will give you about 500 or more RPM. Or just buy a Surpass. The Surpass II went backwards from the original Surpass.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 8/19/2006 1:41:18 PM Central Daylight Time, lightfoot@sc.rr.com writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Can’t argue with a man who has tried both.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Do you think the FS91 or 91FX is too light for Sportsman?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>JonLowe@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, August 19, 2006 2:19 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Plane info wanted</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In a message dated 8/19/2006 8:06:13 AM Central Daylight Time, scott@rcfoamy.com writes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have a club member looking to get into pattern without breaking the bank, until he is hooked <lol></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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