Gas or Glow?

[Harald Collonia]

I sure hope I'm not nerving y'all with my silly beginner questions, but here
it goes: For a 90-size heli, should I go with a 90 glow engine or a gasoline
engine? I'm living far from any hobby shop, so getting methanol fuel would
have to be by UPS or something. Not sure if that is a problem. Also, from my
experience of many many MANY years back, a glow engine seemed to be always a
bit of a pain to start and keep running. A gas engine has a small carb and
seemed easier to start and run. Any input from today's technology viewpoint?
Thanks,
Harald

[david]

Well now, yown not aervin me with yow questchuns, burrime a birrova loss as
to yowm way ow torkin. Ope yown followin me own brummy way loike?

Re you experiences with glow motors...forget them. Glow motors are
exquisite these days.

Petrol motors are more economical and tend to operate at larger scales, so
if you want a small ish heli go for glow, if you want a largish one go for
petrol.

There are advantages to both forms of motive power.

I suppose if you are living the hillbilly life but you do have plentiful
petrol then a petrol motor might be a good idea. On the other hand, 12
gallons UPSd every few months isn't so bad a fate. I'd have thought a more
serious issue was a spares supply for the heli itself. If you are remote
you might consider a stockholding of spares - so you'd want them to be cheap
I guess.

D
"Harald Collonia" <Harald(nospam)collonia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I sure hope I'm not nerving y'all with my silly beginner questions, but
here
> it goes: For a 90-size heli, should I go with a 90 glow engine or a
gasoline
> engine? I'm living far from any hobby shop, so getting methanol fuel would
> have to be by UPS or something. Not sure if that is a problem. Also, from
my
> experience of many many MANY years back, a glow engine seemed to be always
a
> bit of a pain to start and keep running. A gas engine has a small carb and
> seemed easier to start and run. Any input from today's technology
viewpoint?
> Thanks,
> Harald
>
>

[david]

Well now, yown not aervin me with yow questchuns, burrime a birrova loss as
to yowm way ow torkin. Ope yown followin me own brummy way loike?

Re you experiences with glow motors...forget them. Glow motors are
exquisite these days.

Petrol motors are more economical and tend to operate at larger scales, so
if you want a small ish heli go for glow, if you want a largish one go for
petrol.

There are advantages to both forms of motive power.

I suppose if you are living the hillbilly life but you do have plentiful
petrol then a petrol motor might be a good idea. On the other hand, 12
gallons UPSd every few months isn't so bad a fate. I'd have thought a more
serious issue was a spares supply for the heli itself. If you are remote
you might consider a stockholding of spares - so you'd want them to be cheap
I guess.

D
"Harald Collonia" <Harald(nospam)collonia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:lc2Gb.6391$IM3.1806@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I sure hope I'm not nerving y'all with my silly beginner questions, but
here
> it goes: For a 90-size heli, should I go with a 90 glow engine or a
gasoline
> engine? I'm living far from any hobby shop, so getting methanol fuel would
> have to be by UPS or something. Not sure if that is a problem. Also, from
my
> experience of many many MANY years back, a glow engine seemed to be always
a
> bit of a pain to start and keep running. A gas engine has a small carb and
> seemed easier to start and run. Any input from today's technology
viewpoint?
> Thanks,
> Harald
>
>

[Harald Collonia]

David:
I got everything except the first two sentences :-)
Thanks.

"david" <david_perry@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> Well now, yown not aervin me with yow questchuns, burrime a birrova loss
as
> to yowm way ow torkin. Ope yown followin me own brummy way loike?
>
> Re you experiences with glow motors...forget them. Glow motors are
> exquisite these days.
>
> Petrol motors are more economical and tend to operate at larger scales, so
> if you want a small ish heli go for glow, if you want a largish one go for
> petrol.
>
> There are advantages to both forms of motive power.
>
> I suppose if you are living the hillbilly life but you do have plentiful
> petrol then a petrol motor might be a good idea. On the other hand, 12
> gallons UPSd every few months isn't so bad a fate. I'd have thought a
more
> serious issue was a spares supply for the heli itself. If you are remote
> you might consider a stockholding of spares - so you'd want them to be
cheap
> I guess.
>
> D
> "Harald Collonia" <Harald(nospam)collonia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:lc2Gb.6391$IM3.1806@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > I sure hope I'm not nerving y'all with my silly beginner questions, but
> here
> > it goes: For a 90-size heli, should I go with a 90 glow engine or a
> gasoline
> > engine? I'm living far from any hobby shop, so getting methanol fuel
would
> > have to be by UPS or something. Not sure if that is a problem. Also,
from
> my
> > experience of many many MANY years back, a glow engine seemed to be
always
> a
> > bit of a pain to start and keep running. A gas engine has a small carb
and
> > seemed easier to start and run. Any input from today's technology
> viewpoint?
> > Thanks,
> > Harald
> >
> >
>
>

[Harald Collonia]

David:
I got everything except the first two sentences :-)
Thanks.

"david" <david_perry@btconnect.com> wrote in message
news:bsbi14$rf7$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> Well now, yown not aervin me with yow questchuns, burrime a birrova loss
as
> to yowm way ow torkin. Ope yown followin me own brummy way loike?
>
> Re you experiences with glow motors...forget them. Glow motors are
> exquisite these days.
>
> Petrol motors are more economical and tend to operate at larger scales, so
> if you want a small ish heli go for glow, if you want a largish one go for
> petrol.
>
> There are advantages to both forms of motive power.
>
> I suppose if you are living the hillbilly life but you do have plentiful
> petrol then a petrol motor might be a good idea. On the other hand, 12
> gallons UPSd every few months isn't so bad a fate. I'd have thought a
more
> serious issue was a spares supply for the heli itself. If you are remote
> you might consider a stockholding of spares - so you'd want them to be
cheap
> I guess.
>
> D
> "Harald Collonia" <Harald(nospam)collonia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:lc2Gb.6391$IM3.1806@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > I sure hope I'm not nerving y'all with my silly beginner questions, but
> here
> > it goes: For a 90-size heli, should I go with a 90 glow engine or a
> gasoline
> > engine? I'm living far from any hobby shop, so getting methanol fuel
would
> > have to be by UPS or something. Not sure if that is a problem. Also,
from
> my
> > experience of many many MANY years back, a glow engine seemed to be
always
> a
> > bit of a pain to start and keep running. A gas engine has a small carb
and
> > seemed easier to start and run. Any input from today's technology
> viewpoint?
> > Thanks,
> > Harald
> >
> >
>
>

[david]

"Harald Collonia" <Harald(nospam)collonia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> David:
> I got everything except the first two sentences :-)
> Thanks.
>

Ah, a lifetime in the English Midlands might help! Otherwise, disregard and
have a great Christmas!!

D

[david]

"Harald Collonia" <Harald(nospam)collonia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:n1gGb.7355$IM3.5595@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> David:
> I got everything except the first two sentences :-)
> Thanks.
>

Ah, a lifetime in the English Midlands might help! Otherwise, disregard and
have a great Christmas!!

D