I dont think a single member of my club owned an electric airplane until I joined. They simply were not exposed to them. Now there is an assortment of wings, GWS planes, Fan Fold/Depron etc. All with 400 size brushless motors as well as brushed motors.
Same thing at our field. People would always say electrics just don't have the power etc. Then when my dad converted a Model Tech Magic and Avistar and saw how it performed, more and more people started flying electric. About 7 or 8. There is even a guy who is selling his own designed "Fake ShockFlyer" for $20 at our field. There is another guy who just made his first Glow to Electric conversion.
Their are members who do not understand electrics and dont care too, however we respect each other.
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Well said.