To:Old timer:

From: One very old timer:

Servos in the standard 40-50 oz. range flew a lot of 90 sized birds for a lot of years, and still do for sport flying. The only reason I have gone to higher servos is generally the full ball bearing support they offer. With that comes lifespan, and continued smooth action. A standard servo starts to go bad the day its used, but there are a lot of them working well out there. Does the higher power servos offer better control and speed? You bet they do. A experienced pilot will notice the difference right a way, and his flying improves, and longivity is generally improved. If you fly pattern or other related computation including pylon racing you will need the better and all they offer. Ever see a quickee at over 150 mph loose control and attack the ground? Thats usually a $400. motor and $600 bird gone. You have to have a loose screw up in your head to use a cheepee servo in a quickee. The person a out of control bird may hit can also be you. A lot of us have seen a U control speed or rc pylon bird go right through a chain link fence. A lot of the current sport and 3D ARF's use over sized control surfaces. They are heavy, additional throws to 45% plus and long arms to achieve same add a lot of pressures to a servo's entire system. You are not required to use metal gears in those systems, but most of us do.

Decent quality high torque metal geared servos are not just made by Hitec, Fatuba and JR, so you do not have to pay their name brand prices of around $150. each for a servo. Yes, my high end birds do have high end JR servos in them, but did not require them. The foamys and smaller electrics have Hitec 55's to 85's, Blue bird, HXT and others, and they work just fine, thank you. Why pay $35.00 ea. for a foamy servo when $7.00 will buy something as good, may be equal or better than the name brands? I find HXT 9 gram servos from HK are about equal to Hitec 55's for my foamys. Higher end birds like a Precision Airobatics "Addiction" tend to have JR brand servos because its a $160.00 or so bird, and I flat love it. But, my RC Powers free plan extra 300 is also a wonderful fllyer, and its full of Hobby King servos and 2.4 receiver. Well proven servos are in the Miss Ashley formula bird, $700. and around 200 mph. Cost of the bird is enough to justify a good proven servos, another major concern is the safety of friends, and public. How could you survive after having a accidental out of control bird killing a kid or friend? I have enough problems with past military service memories.

Sorry, rambling here. Enough said!