[SPAM] Re: Glow Engine Vs. Electric Engine for 2 m' pattern plane

[Grow Pattern]

You need to estimate in the real world of a serious, but not sponsored, pattern guy. You need to look at the practical equivalent position. (practical being what a serious pattern pilot would carry to compete and also need for 6 to 8 practice flights etc).

For "Hacker" type electric, including back-up motors,  controllers, enough flight packs, chargers, deep cycle 12 V batteries etc. you need around $4K to be equal in to a glow set up with one plane and three motors.

I tried it.

Eric.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed Alt 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 12:43 AM
  Subject: [SPAM] Re: Glow Engine Vs. Electric Engine for 2 m' pattern plane


  Wow, that must be expensive fuel!  So at 100 flights a pack, that's 200 flights or $5 a flight for "fuel" if a pair of batteries cost $1000.  I get about 10 flights, twice through the pattern per gallon of glow fuel.  Is 15% fuel $50 or more per gallon outside of the US?  If so, I had no idea it was that expensive.  I would be looking at electric now as well if I had that kind of cost to contend with.

  Ed
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    From: Koenig, Tom 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:54 PM
    Subject: Glow Engine Vs. Electric Engine for 2 m' pattern plane


    Ed and others

    I'm not so sure it is such a silly comparison for people outside of the US, where costs can be considerable in the fuel department. Our figures indicate that at we would be at 'break even' point if we get 100 flights a pack. Anything more and its gravy. We are not including things like I/C engine rebuilds etc either. We simply treated the packs as 'fuel' in our estimations. Like anything, maintenance and correct installation is an issue/learning curve...and done properly I can see Electric making economic rationale.

    Now if anyone can just give us more info on how it actually 'feels' to fly the FAI pattern?

    Anyone...please????

    best regards

    Tom
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      From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ed Alt
      Sent: Monday, 30 May 2005 8:39 AM
      To: discussion at nsrca.org
      Subject: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Glow Engine Vs. Electric Engine for 2 m' pattern plane


      Yes and you need to figure out the jump in your electric bill.  Getting silly isn't it?  It's a 2:1 comparison, assuming the batteries last, which apparently, they don't.

      Ed
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        From: Nat Penton 
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