RE: HOVERING RATIO???
Guys:
Lots of good imput here. At some point, you need a basis to compair things. The fish scale approach is real world with out the calculator nurds getting into the act. Yes, 2 to 1 power is the way to go, but you can do with much with some airframes. A elvo 26 gasser in a 72" QQ yack 54 will hover and hold in place well, and never fall out simply from the quality of the airframe design. If you got to get out, you learn to fly out without much power. Yess, like that blast out, but some time learning to fly a little better is also fun.