Originally posted by Flyfalcons
If you need more power than the 46FX or 50sx then get the 65LA. It weighs less than the 61FX and has very good power. After trying the 65LA I will never purchase a 61FX.
According to the weight comparisons I've seen, the 61FX is 0.5 ounce heavier than the 65LA.
My 61FX I have has now been in about 8 models, and has never, ever, gone dead stick on me, in spite of my favourite aerobatic manoeuvre being a hammer head! It starts, literally when first mounted in a plane, first flick, and then you just have to look at it to start it again!
The LA has no ball bearings and a bleed carb, if I'm not mistaken.
The only reason I'd go away from a 61FX for that size of plane is to put one of my Saitos in it, or if I was feeling particularly silly, the 91FX in it, which is about the same weight - all 2.8 bhp of it!
Nah! Give me a 61 FX any day.
-David C.