AEAJR,
You are 100% correct I should have been more precise and included High performance electrics in addition to glow power. However my comparison was between parkflyers/slow flyers and more traditional planes. Learning to fly these may not provide the skills to transition to higher performance planes (glow or electric) and getting people to understand that is what I was referring to. You seem to be a case in point. Have you tried a plane that can fly 3 times as fast or as far as your Aerobird?
I'm not looking down my nose at your nor am I threatened by your accomplishments. I simply am of the opinion that while one can learn on there own in most cases its unnecessary and can even be counter productive.
I've done a lot of reading on ezone in regards to parkflyers and own some myself. While I do not consider myself to be an authority my experience since I fly both types is that being able to fly a Aerobird Tiger Moth or other small plane even in a 15 MPH wind Does NOT necessarily mean one has acquired the skills necessary to fly a higher performance plane in no wind.
As far as your statement about the future of electrics.... Well your guess is as good as mine.
I can fly electrics that can break 100 MPH, perform full 3D routines, execute all the patterns in the book, or run pylons all day long. Why go to glo? My flight control electronics don't have to be padded and I can mount them anywhere they best fit and balance the plane.
We fly on the wing, not on the prop.
If you're flying 3D then you are flying on the prop not the wing
Simple definition of 3D. Maneuvers performed with wing in a stalled condition.