Weight Limit/cost

[MILLER, EDWARD, MGSVC]

Forget the cost. If a competitive package cost $500 I doubt we'd see a measurable increase in competitors. You either want to compete or you don't. I must know at least a dozen flyers flying pattern ships, they love the way they fly but have no desire to compete. What we need to focus on is making those flyers NSRCA members which means we need to give them something ( marketing ). That's where the KFactor comes in. 
Ed M.

-----Original Message-----
From: GeorgeF. [mailto:av8tor at flash.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:34 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Weight Limit/cost


At 06:08 AM 11/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Just to confirm this:
>I am currently building a Synergy
>Kit cost $875
>Engine $500, YS 1.40 L
>Header $40
>4 digital servos $360
>Paint and Monokote $100?
>Ball bearing controls $40
>Pilot $10
>Wheels $30
>Add another misc $100 and you have a total of $2055
>
>And this is with top equipment. Have not purchased a pipe yet and the
>throttle servo is a 132 from my inventory.
>Eliminate the ballbearing hardware, and digital servos and you're back
>under $2000.
>
>Terry T.


Ops, you forgot the Transmitter/receiver/battery pack.  Planes don't fly 
without them.   I'm sure you're using atleast a $500.00 - $1500 radio.

George


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