yep all makes a sense now.....i did expect to start out using the top of line stuff....i just didnt know it would take top of the line stuff just to make the weight.....(they usually let you on the ski slopes without titanium skiis.....the AMA rules state minimum 11 pounds and give the beginner and sportsman class a whopping 115 grams leeway.....i need a 1000 gram leeway....  knowing all this i would have gone the 110 route....  but the real grace is i guess the local club events are using AMA as a guideline and not really beating up people about the rules until you start competing in AMA sanctioned events....Although the one i went to in Houston was AMA sanctioned there was no scale to be found.....   i feel better now....was worried i had bought and built a 13 pound fun flyer only....already had a shop full of those....   <div>
</div><div>it will be ok....in just an evening i took it all apart, eliminated all unnecessary hardware (washers etc...) cut everything off the motor mounts that wasn't structural or functional, even put the motor on the mini lathe and knocked 22 grams off it....drilled every bit of over braced ply areas and completely reworked the gas engine bulkhead...and i got about 260 grams off the plane....thats 2/4 of a pound.  A few reasonable priced mods and some (competition only use) reduced power batteries and ill be able to 12 pounds and some small change.  That will have to do...even with a top of line motor, carbon motor mount, prop, spinner and lightest batteries know to mankind, it would never make 11 pounds.   Oh well it will work well to practice my sequences and if i get crazy about the sport again I'll  have to spring for one of the Delro Jupiters....</div><div>
</div><div>I am by no means cheap...have 60 grand in sport motorcycles....i just left the sport years ago saying if i got back into it i didn't want anymore $4000 airplanes riding on a $3 clevis....</div>