[NSRCA-discussion] cost of electric - now engine choice

[Kelly Regan]

Thank's guys... Once you see me fly you will understand that
"moving up to masters"  was a great joke!    I will be in
sportsman for a while!  

You know some guys have JR on the sides of the planes...
Mine has WR....  Wrong Rudder!  ;)

Mike:
Thank you for the plane recommendation.

I was offered a good deal on a previously owned but unbuilt Brio
and purchased it last month.  For a practice plane I have a Showtime
with the throws dialed way down per Don Szcur's recommendation
in the pattern forum on RCU.  I have a OS 1.20 4s in it.  

Fred:
I hope I don't dumb thumb anything at a contest, that is one of my
biggest fears!   However I did do that with my first 28% Edge.

John:
Concentrating on flying is exactly what I want to do.  I don't want to fight
an engine to make it run reliably.   I am torne between the 160 and 140.
The cost difference between the two is not really a problem.  I just don't
want to get a 140 and wish I had a little more power.  However there is
always 20% fuel.

Vicente:
Thank you for the incite on the gas engine. Weight is a concern as well as
longevity of the airframe.  I am leaning toward the glow 160 or 140.

Joe:
User friendly is what I am after...  you make a convincing argument for the
140.   I would rather pay a couple hundred more then regret saving that 
money
while fighting an engine.   My only problem at this point is deciding 
between the 2.
I have read great reports about both setups.   The only thing bad I have 
heard about
the 160 is that it can have a strange mid range with the perry pump?  
What that means
I have no idea but it was told to me by someone that has been 
around/designed
pattern planes for a while.

Thanks again for the help !

-- 
Kelly Regan
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