I think you have the wrong impression Freestyle. Electric flight when properly setup, even on planes as big as 40%ers, is almost always more powerful than glow/gas, and for the same weight as a gas setup, gets 20min or more flight times. Only downside is the cost and the 1 hour recharge. Electric motors, especially outrunners, turn LARGER propellers than glow planes, making them BETTER for 3D. In my opinion, anything under 55" SHOULD be electric, because it costs roughly the same as the glow version to get flying, you don't have to buy glow fuel, and you'll turn a larger prop too for similar flight times. Foamies in my opinion are the best flying planes out there for 3D, and I can get 20 minute flight times on them with a 3:1 power to weight ratio if I felt like it while still having acceptable flight characteristics. However, I prefer 4-8 minute flight times and more like 1.5:1 power to weight ratios just in the intrest of saving weight. Try a 6 oz glow plane, it'd fly like crap.

Ryan