RE: Help! Whizzard is a PIG
I have flown a Mini Falcon at 24-25 ounces (oink!) and it was fine, even kept it aloft in a thermal for a while (once) after cut-out which surprised me. Futaba S-33 mini servos (only 2), 6-ch receiver, 270mAh Nicad pack, and the empty fuselage alone weighs almost as much as my most recent 1/2A model RTF. Also a Simple 400 at about the same weight (alas, it was a lekkie, forgive me), it has the tapered ACE wings, the wing loading was fine, but not a floater.
But for sure if you can add lightness.. do it!