Morning All

I've recently got into the electric flight thing.. great fun!

I have a GWS tigermoth and an e-starter. Both great planes.

However I have a question.

It's about batteries. Everyone seems to use nicad's of one description or another. They have a short duration and large mass compared with that of the liPo batteries. So why oh why don't people use them.

Example. In the tiger moth a 7.2v 300mah cell will last around 10mins and cost about £15, compare that to the LiPo 7.2v 1200mah that weighs the same and you'll get about 40mins flight time and it cost about the same £19.

Is the world crazy? or have I missed a very important fact.

Bob