Mine has a Saito 150 turning a 17x6 APC. Overall weight is just shy of 13 pounds. Unless you are determined to make a helicopter out of the model, this combo has plenty of power.

It jumps off the ground in less than 50 feet, and will hold a vertical line almost out of sight before running out of grunt.

And, as you can see, plastic spinners work fine; despite what you might have read elsewhere. This one is a Goldberg. I do not use a starter, however; that would probably be a different story. I bounce-start it with a chicken stick; prime it good and sloppy, and it fires first or second flip- every time.

Steve