RE: Remind me why do we fly glow planes, compare to electric planes,
sorry to disagree with you but ive been flying "40 size electrics " for years & the battery packs ( which dont cost $250) have out lasted many, many gallons of fuel.and i fly for 7-10 min on charge -about what I do on glow as average by choice. your also neglecting to ad cost of glow plugs ,which is not exactly cheap anymore and other maintenance which adds up as well. Ive flown plenty of glow as well-and I dont miss the mess of glow which is hard ( but not impossible ) to reduce. operating costs of electric are low.there is less maintenance & rarely will one quite on you unexpectedly.you just had an expensive set up. the same could be done for glow as well. electric planes generally out last glow due to less vibration on the airframe . proven fact.