RE: First flight Comp-Arf 2.6 Yak!
Darrin - Sorry to criticize... I guess I started it.... I still don't believe it but you don't need to justify your setups to anyone if they work well for you. 5 years on that setup.... ? We all are paranoid and so we double up on everything just to be safer... share more of your experiences..! Ever lose one to the setup.... ?
So we have to ask ourselves... what's worse - loading up every plane we build with extra stuff (and weight) and never losing a plane... or losing a plane once in a rare while but not have the extra weight... .... either way you pay... so why not fly lighter and just fly....
Guys... he may be on to something..!
I've never seen a 2.6M weigh 23 pounds... my 31% weighs 21 and I have $300 worth of carbon fiber in it.. still floats.. I can see why you say your plane is like its filled with Helium....
DP