I remember when anything larger than a .049 seemed big.

I remember learning to fly with plastic underpoewered testors and cox planes that exploded beyond repair when they struck the ground. Sometimes the crappy product engines would not have the power to carry the plane into the air unless they were set screaming lean!

I remember my first C/L balsa wood kit .049 flight. Finally, a plane with some real performance that wanted to fly! My first Tee Dee .049, Wow, even more performance!



Now I buy a 80cc gas engine like it was a bag of potato chips. Not nearly as exciting as buying that first TD .049 when you are 11yrs old.