Sounds like you want a system that just works with out a bunch of BS Maintenance!!!
Gas is hard to beat for that... I bet the 30 to 40 CC gas motor will be the hot ticket then...
If you aren't trying to prop hang this thing all the time, then even at 14 pound it would be OK....
Think About one of these though... guarenteed to fly better then that rather Anvil'esque CMP Katana...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ighlight=giles
and
http://www.ultra-rc.com/gilesNS/index.htm
Good Luck!!!!
ORIGINAL: Artisan
I've owned OS 1.60 engines and they are good and powerful. However, at this stage of my life, I just want something to sport fly and have fun with. 3D maneuvers don't mean much to me. I'm old school and I couldn't keep up with the younger set even if I tried as hard as I could and practiced every day. It just wasn't meant to be that way, if you know what I mean?
Just going to the field, enjoying being outside and fellowshipping with other club members is the main event for me. If the model will do all of the old maneuvers that I am familiar with doing, I'm a happy camper.
For my 3D efforts, what little their are, I use the computer sim or small electric models. I'm just now branching off into smaller glow 3D models. I have no desire to splatter over $2,000 worth of components on the ground when I can do the same maneuvers with much less expensive planes, or no airplane at all when using the sim.
When one is young and enthusiastic, it can be difficult to understand the older folks with an attitude similar to mine. BTDT. And it seems like only yesterday.