[NSRCA-discussion] New Prestige Flight

[RCSkyraidr at aol.com]

Hi Bob,
 
I thought about that but its not really true in my case. 20 ounces  of glow 
fuel weighs about 17.5 ounces (I just checked). That would make  the Prestige 
weigh 10.6 lbs with a full tank. Of course burning 9 ounces of  fuel during the 
contest flight drops the weight 8 ounces to 10.1  pounds. That makes the 
average flight weight 10.35 pounds, lighter by 11.5  ounces than 11 pounds.
 
Except, that at most contests, I only put in 14 ounces of  fuel. Unless it is 
windy then I use the full tank but probably will not have to  do that with 
the Prestige as it handles wind, so far, very well. So my all-up  contest T/O 
weight is 10.25 pounds and my average flight weight is well  under 10 lbs. That 
gives me a full pound advantage over an electric. Once I  remove the 4 ounces 
of nose weight today, my all-up contest T/O weight will be  10 pounds or 1 
pound lighter than the e-power version, landing  weight will be 9.5 pounds and 
the average flight weight will be about 9.75  pounds. 
 
That translates into a lot of reserve power to make up for my mistakes,  
usually needing too much rudder to fix a bad vertical climb, or when  needing 20 
degree deflection climbs for wind correction. I have lots of e-power  aircraft 
and enjoy them, but for now, I am going to stick with my statement that  I am 
happy I made this Prestige a glow ship.
 
Regards,
Frank 



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