Spindoctor,

Personally I'd have thought that the Mega 16/15/6 or /7 would be a far better than than Astro if you want brushless as it will be fine with existing 7 or 8 cell packs whereas you may need more cells for the 010. Also the /6 or /7 will happily turn an 8" or 9" prop direct with no gearing so you save the cost of a gearbox (and the hassle/efficiency loss).

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to mention it here but if you go to ezonemag.com and look in the Open Discussion forum for a thread called "Throw away you 400 motors" you will find more than you probably ever thought possible on the subject of Mega brushless motors. I've also read separate threads their about the GWS Zero and brushless in particular.

I've just ordered a 16/15/6 to use in my Switchback but I've also got a Zero waiting to be built and intend to swap the motor into that to see how it performs - though it might be a while before I get around to this as I'd like to try the Zero on the GWS power system first.

Cliff