Sunday was spent recovering from a stomach bug…ick! After much needed rest, I started in on the Rave, repairing the tip-over damage. The repairs were easy and somewhat quick. I replaced the boom and carefully reassembled the split boom support, wrapped it with thread, and soaked it in thin CA.

Later, I tried to bind my Rave to my new DX8, but it wouldn’t work! I searched the internet for answers, but only found that I would need to send both Total-G’s in for updates. That will put...

Bob and I decided to head out early Saturday morning, due to the higher temps forecasted for the day. I took the Trex 700, the Compass 6HV, and Protos 500. First flight was on the Protos 500 while the electric starter batteries were on the charger. I helped Bob with a couple of his flights, and then broke out the Trex 700. First flight, it was running great. Having the needles set to 1-7/8 out. By the time I got to the bottom of the tank (~7 minutes), the motor started to run lean. Landed fast and...

Well I started working on the Trex 700 motor rebuild last night. It was a mess inside, mostly at the top, between the piston and head. Most of the piston that broke was imbedded in the head. I took my dremel with a cutoff wheel and carefully cleaned the debris off. Inside the crank area was as bad as you would think, but there was enough damage in there as well.

The sleeve needed a little attention, as the ring left some remains on the side walls. A small piece of Scotch Brite pad...

Yesterday was a great day to fly, winds around 5 mph! I just had to put some flight time on my Rave, however, disaster struck. The first flight was great, motor running smooth and a bit on the rich side. By the end of the flight, it started to lean out a bit. I checked that idle needle (fuel flow) and it had moved just a little or so it would seem. I turned it out an 1/8th and everything [once again] was fine.

At the end of the second flight, during an auto, the motor died slowly,...

I managed to get a couple of flights before our club board meeting yesterday, on my Rave. I am really liking flying right side up backwards, a lot less cleaning to do! My boom and tail has very little oil residue. My Rave is running great…so far. Just need to look into a couple of things…rpm sensor, a small vibration issue, and I would like to transfer the Rave to the DX8 radio. However, the weather is nice again and the desire to run out and put in more flying after work is great! But I have several...