My friend Larry the builder says "thanks for the comments." Also that he made the cowling from several aluminum panels.

Thanks for the comment. Yet my G-26 provides plenty of power for a like-sized 1/4 Pup. I must throttle back to fly realistically scale. Full throttle gets me through maneuvers and out of trouble. Yes, I did have to add weight in the nose. Later flights by Jack with his Nieuport were successful with the G-26. On my 1/4 SPAD XIII I have a DLE 35 and that power is needed for it. Much larger and heavier than the Pup. Enjoy you build with the Nieuport. Check other posts and forums regarding the use of 40 twin on it. My personal opinion is that it will be way over powered.

Thanks Food Stick. Hope flying going well over there in the DM area this summer.

@@J3Flyah Havent been flying in awhile.. working off and on building a 1/4 Alby from plans I had to rework .. But I still look for good videos ;)

Thanks for the comment. Looking at the video a few times now, it appears the flight smoothed out as the 17 gained speed. At the time I was suggesting that Jack "throttle back" when early in the flight it was getting a little unstable. After Jack made a few passes over the field, it straightened out and had good speed. Now I believe part of the problem the 17 was just flying too slow. Yet too tail heavy because of the porpoising we saw in the air. On your takeoff it sounded like his Zenoah G-26 was not developing enough power. Later on in flight the engine was running good. I wonder if the 16x8 pitch was too much and loaded the engine up. Just my opinion. Yes, the 17 made it back down okay.

@@Nelson-OMA Thank you for your thoughts. Hope Jack will keep flying. I did see your other video of him and he was doing alright.

From Loren: "The tug (towplane) is a Pegasus, powered by a Brison 6.4 (104 cc). It has plenty of power to take on the ASW 20."

Hello David in GB, I spoke with Tom the owner of that Lazy Ace. Unfortunately it smashed and became unrepairable. He has since put another Lazy Ace in the air. This version weighs 13 lbs, 7 oz, has clipped wings, and is underpowered with an Evolution 15cc engine. The engine sound? That was my attempt at "American" humor by dubbing in the sound of an actual Cessna 172.

Thanks for responding Nelson, much appreciated. I have a project to finish but then I'm pretty keen to build a Lazy Ace; just gathering as much information as I can at the moment, but currently thinking I'll use a 25-30cc glow mounted inverted.

Thanks for your comments! This being my fifth BUSA kit, it was one of the better builds. I also currently fly a 1/4 BUSA Pup (see my other videos) and it does not have flying wires either. Not needed, and would only add more time to the setup at the field. As with your other acft, you'll probably get a routine down that will speed up the setup time. Enjoy your build. Hope to see pics/videos of the finished results. Regards!

Completely agree. Today generation is plug and play.