Oh, I almost forgot. At the field yesterday was a guy with a 50CC Yak. 87" wing span, about 16lbs. He was a good pilot. I hadn't seen a plane this big before and a pilot that knew how to fly. It was sweet. It appeared to be a bit underpowered yet he swears when in California the plane was balistic. He said he couldn't figure our what was wrong with the plane, then I reminded him he was at 4800' elevation. He said, Oh, it makes that much difference? I said Yeah.....

This is another case of why people seemingly overpower their planes. At my elevation or where it is very hot, the overpowered engines are just barely enough.

Anyways, it was great fun watching that big airplane. He could almost hold a hover but not quite. But KE and blenders were very cool but he couldn't even begin to make the spins rise.

Pretty neat plane. I hope my gas one has more power than his. My plane will only be about 13 lbs so that'll help a lot. It just goes to show ya that you can get away with a lot at sea level that you can't do up here in thin air. Wheel pants, a hatch latch, an extra big battery, a painted canopy, a pilot figure, decals, are all pretty cool to the valley people but us mountain men must watch every single little thing to keep the wait off. Why I've even started flying naked to keep the weight down.

Thanks
Barry