Electric Pattern

[ArestiPattern at aol.com]

I'm thinking this new e-pattern flying might be pretty trick to try.  As far 
as costs go, I'm a bit concerned about the battery packs and charger needs.  
I've read the Li-Polys Jason's using are about $325 bucks each so $700 for the 
plane (that'll come down in price for sure).  So, if I head to the flying 
field after work to bang off 4 to 6 practice rounds in a couple of hours, how many 
battery packs and chargers am I gonna have to buy to get this done?  Will I 
be carrying a Honda portable generator along to power my 'bank' of chargers as 
well?  What is the re-charge time for one pack?

I peeked in the Hacker booth at the last TOC, really impressive stuff and an 
awesome halftime show each day.  Granted, they were setup to fly several 
models at the show, but the spaghetti of wires and chargers they had to get this 
accomplished simply twisted the mind.

Rick Hannah
St. Joseph, Michigan
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