Mine is just under 55lbs dry. I have 6oz of weight in the nose, but could remove that if I move some things forward. A normal level flight is about half throttle and full for the verticals. However it would seem to be more scale if I entered the vertical a little slower then powered through over the top. Trying to mantain a more constant speed rather than getting a running start.

Also I have had about 8 engine out's ( not bad in almost 600 flights). One 120 is fine but you would hope that you don't lose one when you are already too slow. I can't imagine flying around with all the bells and whistles handing under the wings, fully fueled and god forbid a strong head wind with only 20lbs of blow. My opinion is to over power, then if something goes wrong you have the power to continue flying and land when and where you want. The byproduct of overpowering this airframe is you will probably get a longer flight by using less throttle. Same with my P200 powered F16, off the throttle more so I get more flight time.

My flight times on the hog are about 8 min. I usually land with about 30oz left in each tank.
I never half to worry about loosing a motor, because I know it will fly fine on one even directly after take off[8D]

I like your paint scheme.

Billy