ORIGINAL: jim2
...Sorry but if I'm thinking right 5 pounds would be 80 ounces not 60. ....[8D]
You're right. My snap n' grab multiplication was way out.
At 80 oz and over 16oz/sq ft we have your basic non soaring glider here. Some of the big name hot shot pilots may be able to make it go up in a thermal but it's not going to be easy by any means.
Bill, even if you don't build at all there's far more thermal friendly RTF's out there. Almost anything in the 72 inch to 2 meter lineup intended for the smaller electric motors will adapt nicely to your 061.
For example if you were to get something like this Omega electric and put your 061 in the nose you would have a model that would probably climb at a 30 degree angle or more. Launching would entail a light push even in no wind conditions and this model would soar on a whisper. The engine on performance would be such that you could pull off a few fast passes, loops rolls and big smooth chandelles before using the last minute of the fuel to get up to a good thermal finding height.
This particular one I found is from Northeast Sailplanes. There's others there. This is just an example of what you could find that would fly so much better than that super heavy Aerofly.
http://www.nesail.com/detail.php?productID=130