I've decided to get a Ducted Fan jet, but I have no idea where to start. I've spent countless hours on the internet, looking at jet kits, plan, engines, and other essentials. Now I find myself overwhelmed with the whole concept.

Heres my delima: I fly at 5973' above sea level.

I am not willing to spend the money to purchase one of the large fan jets that require a single or twin .91 sized engine for a fisrt project. I am going to have to get one of the kits for a .46 or smaller jet.

Many of the kits that I have seen all appear VERY heavy. DF jets are usually only marginally powered to start with. You throw in 5973' above sea level, and I'm looking at a potential of not even being able to get one off the ground.

So far I have looked at all the major sites that are jet oriented. Very few even offer a kit in the .46 size. Bob Parkinson offers an F-86 Sabre that will fly on this engine, but it doesn't have retracts. Other than that issue, I would buy it.

What I REALLY want is an A-10 Warthog. Combat Models offers one in an electric version, but I want a glow powered jet. Electric is completely out of the question for me. I like horsepower and castor oil.

I've searched endlessly for plans for an A-10. And I've come up empty handed. There was a post here on RCUniverse about plans for one, but after checking it out, I've decided that it won't work for me. Too small.

I've read things about guys putting .21 sized car engines in DF jets with reasonable success. I would like to hear opinions about this from others with such experience.

I've really got a huge problem with being able to get enough power in light enough airframe up here at this altitude.

I found out that ROSSI makes a .53 DF engine. This lifted my spirits a little. Seems to me that an engine of that size would produce enough power up here to get a bird off the ground nicely, and still fly well enough that it wouldn;t fall on its' face every time I wanted to do a loop.

I'm looking for any and all opinions here. Thanks