Hey Jason!

I know what is in the picture is overkill, just tried to show how far some people could go to fly electrics in certain countries, not to say it is the standard, I know the Honda, but it is a $2000 generator in the USA still, I know there was a sale a while ago but did not get there in time at the Home Depot, I have a Honeywell 2000 but it is so heavy I just fly my 6 TP packs and go home, which at the end is about 42 to 45 minutes of flying against 84 minutes on 6 flights in the YS. You have a very valid point, the Honda generator is an amazing unit, very small and very very quiet, it is just not easy to get and expensive, and it varies from country to country, that one does not even exist in Venezuela.

Dag, exactly what I mean, not easy, a two stroke gasser to be as powerfull will waste power in carrying it's own weight, it is an option, but probably new ideas are needed and a good solid company who wants to spend in R&D, look at OS with the 200 CDI, a waste of resources, but they can afford that after all, only one was used at the WC and we all thought it was going to die on the take off on the third P round(I think). I wonder if DA had ever looked into it? Dave Von Linsowe used to fly F3A......

As to the comments of the Himax motor etc, my electric set up is $850 for the motor and ESC, 6 TP batteries at $300= $1800, plus the charger Cellpro XP $200 and the power supply $100 total $2950, a Himax can not be compared to a Hacker and never to a YS. My YS setup is $800 engine, regulator $30, battery $26 switch $15, header and muffler $200, the tank etc comes with the airplane, total it is about $1000, I can still by a sh....t load of glow fuel with the $1950 difference, and I do not put Chinese cheap options in a $6000 plane, that will not make sense at all.

My best regards to all,

Alejandro