the power to weight ratio will depend on the engine i put in it, correct? there must be an engine that'll give it close to unlimited vertical.

one of the reasons why i wanna get into glow is the power. you can get good power in electrics also, but you'd better be ready to put out a lot of cash, esp if you like the larger planes. for my fliton quiet storm (44" wingspan, 25 oz auw, about 30-32 oz thrust), just the brushless motor/ gearbox, speedcontrol and 3 battery packs costs about $400. it's got a power-to-weight ratio of about 1.2. decent but definitely not "unlimited" vertical. my friend's magic extra with a magnum .52 (i think), which i've flown, has way more power. (i think the power to weight is at least 1.5 or 2:1). there are maneuers that i can easily do on his plane that are a bit more difficult on mine just because of the lack of power. and his plane+ engine costs a lot LESS than mine (plane and engine combo only about $200).

it might take a bit of time for me to get the "feel" of flying a glow bipe but hopefully it's not gonna be so different from monoplanes that i'm gonna crash or anything. (i've actually had one electric bipe also but it's probably quite different from glow).

i'm a bit more concerened about setting up and tuning the engine. but hopefully it wont be too bad. (does experience with real car eingines help? hahaha...)

thanx for everyone's info. i'll let you know how it goes.

brian