Scott,

Just to give you a hard time, I don't run a dual battery on any of my planes under 30% But I don't skimp on the products. They will always be first class, with plenty of available milliamps.

Discusmike,

I don't think that anyone was singleing you out for going lighter than you could or should. I know that I wasn't. My point was primarily directed to the many, many others that are just walking in to this larger class of 28% planes (and gas engines) that are still thinking that they can get one of these in the air for just slightly more than what they have been flying. It just can't be safely done as you found out long ago with the warbirds you have been involved in. With the warbirds you are not only well involved financially, but heavily in time as well. My hat's off to all those that dedicate themselves to that effort of pride and patience.

For those that are just entering the 28% and up size of planes, the need to understand the increased loads on airframes, linkages, and radio components is extremely important. That understanding will often be the difference between a tremendously pleasing success and a heartbroken crash. They're will be differences in the speed and accuracy of many of the components, along with the increased cost of that higher performance. Gassers have a cheaper long term operational cost, but unfortunately do have a little higher start up cost.

Most of us here are both willing and want to share our collective experience in giant scale to help assure the success of others. Ask and we'll tyr to answer, but the answer may not always what you're hoping to hear. I'd prefer that the answers could always be easy, but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way.

Pat