RE: Why the near obsession with over powering airplanes?
Amen to the above. I will ALWAYS over power my planes sometimes even drastically. Thats my way and I like it. No, I love it.
And I dont start complaining if someone in our field or in the internet wants to use recommended engines or underpowered ones. I did that once and that candy tasted BAD and cost me a plane. That was a Saito 90 radial.