This is exciting stuff Jeff!!

I had a conversation with John at Andersonville, and we know the plane will be close with the big packs. But legal is all that matters, because the weight doesn't change. Even a 9.5 lb YS powered plane gets close to 11 lbs with a full tank of fuel, so flying weight is all that matters. And in pattern, as long as that weight is under 11 lbs, anything less is just bragging rights. Some will call me a heretic for saying that, but it's true.

I'm really interested in this for obvious reasons. The lighter the better, because the heavier the set up, the more pressure it puts on building the airframe. There is a set weight for a lot of things and right now we're approaching terminal lightness on the airframes. With the smaller set up the weight was just not an issue at all, it was less than 10 lbs flying. But it lacked on power and the wind is a killer. We need to be able to run the large motors and packs. When the price and weight and reliability all get better, it just makes it easier and opens this up for more options. More options is better!!!!

I know Emory is eyeballing the 5000 packs for his new VF3, and I'm about to start the build thread on that airframe. I'm getting really creative out of necessity!

-Mike