Yes, I hook on a full motor using the "Sova Way."
That was a half motor in the video. In this case, I hook it on the "Kang Way." Rear hook first, then prop hook.
I don't touch the prop spar nor the thrust bearing with my left hand. I pinch the o-ring and prop hook with my left thumb and index finger. I believe I minimize the chance of damaging the prop spar and the prop shaft-prop spar joint. Same thing for the thrust bearing-motor stick joint.
The flight in the video was the very first trim flight out of the box. Because of the ground turbulence, I wanted the model to climb to about 20' so I could judge the cruise in more stable air.
In the video, I was telling Bill that at sea level the model climbs at about 66 RPM, and that I was surprised at 7000', the prop RPM was at more than 75.
The video was shot late Saturday afternoon, after the sun had stopped shining through the sky lights. The conditions then were much calmer than earlier. In the middle of the day, the air below 30' was very turbulent in the middle of the floor. I had a lot of trouble getting my F1L to launch without stalling and sliding back to the ground.
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan" <john_kagan@...> wrote:
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> And another from Bill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYUbOI0UoG4&feature=colike
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> Kang, what the heck is up with connecting the rear hook first? Have you been taking "weird launch" lessons from Sova?
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@> wrote:
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> > Here is a video taken by Bill and his son, Sam, from Vegas:
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> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O9JpblYbfs&context=C3d633f2ADOEgsToPDskLsxjxtZkHihaR3bO29ui0h
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