My two cents worth –
David, I have built several of Mike’s Jalapeños and you may be thinking of “gilding a lily” The plane will provide plenty of adrenalin as-is! We all want more power GRUNT, GRUNT, but - do you really want more mass (heavier batteries – shorter time in the air)? This plane offers a quick build (I make two at a time), easily transplanted equipment and is dirt cheap! I was at the club field yesterday (way too much wind) and saw two giant scale planes totally demolished! Gloom and doom abounded. I flew my little plane and handed the transmitter around to the guys to play with. Try that with a $1000 airplane! I said that I was the only guy at the field that day with any sense – there was a lot of agreement! That said, please let me know how you like the plane with a 400. I love Tim the Toolman too, but I just don’t know if I want to try the Binford motor just yet.