Unfortunately, prices of lipos will take a while to drop to 33% of current prices.
That could be a vague of quote as saying i can't wait flash memory to drop so i can switch from film to digital.
Can i actually pin you guys down and get you to state what price you base this on? What brand? How many cells? What capacity?
For me to enjoy my smaller planes I need about 6 flight packs for a good flying session. If they are 3S1P 2,200 mAh packs then its not too bad, when we get to 40 sized planes then it really stings. One of my pal has like 12 flight packs, he has spent tons on batts but he is very happy.
I don't really see the point of having more than 3 packs. You do have to plan things out when you buy so you don't need different sized packs for different 40 scale planes. If you are mixing gas and electric flight, you can likely do with less packs.
This charger is pretty good for quick charging mutiple packs:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKAU0&P=0