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Old 09-05-2013 | 06:10 PM
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Good to have you back in the hobby. I've been flying for over 40 years and I'm still flying glow. I just can't see spending lots of money on batteries, motors and ESCs. I have figured out that it is cheaper with glow and gas. Sure I have to clean my plane up at the end of the day. But I'm not waiting on batteries to charge. and looking at lipo batteries puffing up.

Some people will say, I've never had a lipo puff up on me. well, they all puff sooner or later. Motor shafts get bent with a prop strike, and ESCs burn up for a lot of reasons.

So, do a lot of research before you invest in a lot of Lipo batteries, electric motor and speed controls.

Frank