ORIGINAL: apereira
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.
My best regards to all,
Alejandro
Hi Alejandro,
Most of the guys down here use the small 1000w Honda generator. They go for ~$1,200.00 down under. I bought the 2000W unit for $1,800.00. It's a bit heavier (21kg from memory) but it's dual purpose. I can run the refrigerator and water pump (tank water) when we have a blackout at home.
At my home club we have a few 100+AH deep cycle batteries connected to a regulator and solar panel. This works well but is actually proving to be too popular... lol
Regarding the YS using petrol, I think that if they can reduce the cost in any way it's a good thing. So long as performance is maintained and reliability. One has to wonder if LPG would be a viable option. We now have LPG Injected cars that outperform the petrol equivalent. They are also cheaper to run. I was told last night that even super charging or turbo charging is now an option with LPG....
Another question arrises, why does YS (and other 4 stroke MFG) have oil in the fuel rather than a wet sump? Must be a good reason for this.
Cheers,
Jason.