Tex,

First thought - is your scale accurate? 14 lbs electric or close to 12 lbs glow is extremely heavy. For a given plane, I've never seen a conversion from glow to electric add 2 lbs, and I've never seen 1.25 lbs saved by replacing components with CF.

I'm not familiar with the Fortuna, but have you compared kit component weights to other planes on the RCU forums? There are plenty of kit, ARC, ARF, and VRTF pattern designs currently available today that can be completed <11 lbs without using substandard equipment or spending $6500. There are plenty of build threads on RCU that list airframe component weights for kits and ARF plattern planes, as well as weights of equipment used to complete the builds.

I seriously doubt more than 10% of the pattern planes actively competing across the US weigh more than 11 lbs with reasonable equipment, and absolutely shocked if any came close to 13 lbs.

You'll find plenty of people on RCU willing to help, the place to start will be with the weight of airframe components.

Regards,