New to Hobby - starting & flying 101

Starting OS! As a begining point set the air bleed so the screw blocks half the hole and the needle valve at 2 1/2 turns open. The air bleed controls the idle and the more the hole is blocked the richer the mix is. good luck with your new hobby.

Look up "Matt's Foolproof Engine Starting Technique" on

You can't learn to fly by reading a book. Save yourself a lot of misery, and possibly a lawsuit, by making a concerted effort to find an R/C club in your area. I guarantee that if you try to fly the plane by yourself, it will be out of trim, and you will not be able to control it. It will crash, probably doing major damage to the plane and whatever it hits. Your R/C career will be over in a heartbeat, because you'll be so disappointed you'll never look at the plane again.

You should consider joining the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics)

From there you can find all the "official" flying clubs in your area, and you will meet tons of people who can help you. That's how I got started...

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OS engines generally are easy to start. Make sure that you have a fresh glow plug and a good battery to connect it to. Take the glow plug out, connect it to the battery, and it should glow red. If not, one of the two is bad.

Your engine also may not be getting any fuel. To prime the engine, open the carb all the way up (full throttle) without the glow battery connected, place your finger over the barrel, and rotate the prop a few times. YOu should seek the fuel suck into the engine through the fuel line. Reduce back to idle (barrel looks about 25% open on an FP), and try starting again. If the fuel doesn't suck through the line, then the carb is likely gummed up. You'll need to dissassemble that and clean it out.

I agree with the needle settings previously posted by others.

Brian Gaither Red's Hangar One Hobbies