RE: The Ultimate question - when does it make sense to go gas from glow???
For me, a big factor was the cleanup at the end of the day. My planes are stored in my home, and oil covered planes make a large mess. As the cost of glow fuel went from $3 a gallon when I was a kid to the $20-plus it is today, the change made even more sense. I have a couple of electrics, but they lack duration and just don't sound right.