ORIGINAL: scottfl78
I guess is is all relative to your paycheck.. Most if not all of the the Jet guys have deeper pockets than me so 50$ is most likely one hours pay.. After getting into Giant Scale I laugh at the 40 size guys who complain about buying parts for their planes..
Agreed, I remember a couple years ago I used to balk at spending $500-$1000 on an ARF Warbird with a nice Saito 4-stroke. Looking back, I miss those days now that I'm sinking my money into jets. The fuel tanks on my F-15 were $200.00, the engine was $3700... etc...
Nitro is still rediculously priced in my opion. $15-20 a gallon for Byron is crazy. Heck, five gallons of jet fuel mixed with an $8 quart of turbine oil only runs be about $25.00. (Then again, that only lasts about 9 flights though. [
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