Saw this today. Wow.

[ericb]

Saw it on another site. Wow, just wow.

Hello today I was finishing my second flight and had a deadstick. I managed to land the plane safely and noticed the tank was empty. However fuel lines had still fuel. I started the engine again and it run about 1 minute more then stopped. Was the deadstick related to low fuel? I was not flying inverted but just before I performed a hammerfall. It is the first time I have a stop in flight with this engine, has run very well for 3h.

 

[Terryscustom]

I'm pretty sure it was a battery or oil related deadstick. I'd get some bowman rings, change the oil ratio to 150:1 Walmart dyno, put in a 12s Lipo unregulated and it'll be just fine.

 

[Bartman]

...must....resist.......urge...........to.....flame................must.......resist.........!!

 

[got smoke?]

Really?!!
That must have come from RC groups, or the "other" RC groups. They look the same to me.

 

[ericb]

I'm pretty sure it was a battery or oil related deadstick. I'd get some bowman rings, change the oil ratio to 150:1 Walmart dyno, put in a 12s Lipo unregulated and it'll be just fine.

I bet the battery went dead right as the gas ran out.

 

[jaybird]

Dangit. I'm really having to restrain myself.

 

[Bartman]

Really?!!
That must have come from RC groups, or the "other" RC groups. They look the same to me.

it was from an RC group but not that RC group

 

[got smoke?]

LOL figures.
Not to sound like a butt, when I see a topic over there that Says; I'm pulling the trigger, buying my first giant scale plane and after a little reading. They say "which plane should I get for my new 20cc DLE"?
It kills me!

 

[emtp275]

What happened here was just before the "hammer fall" the plane was so high the air was so cold it froze the fuel in the lines causing a lean running condition that starved the motor for fuel, After the landing the air was at a temp that allowed the fuel to flow freely again so he was able to get the last 60sec worth out. To avoid this in the future add a cap full of antifreze to the fuel mixture and bam no longer an issue.

 

[SleepyC]

AMATEURES!!! IT WAS THE KINIBBLY PIN!
MAN.
LEARN SOMETHING!