Hi Tom! How's that gear holding up?

There's another guy around RCU that I spoke to in depth about the GSP Katana. He said that with a ZDZ40 his weighed slightly over 11 lbs! I was originally intending to use a 160fx with a pump, but he convinced me that the ZDZ40 was the way to go.

The OS 160 requires lots of fuel (20 oz) and a mount. By the time you figure the WET flying weights of the plane powered with the OS 160 verses the ZDZ40, you're only looking at a difference of about 6-8 ounces.

I'll certainly give a weight and full 3D report whenever I get mine going. The engine should be here before the weekend and who knows when the kit will show up...might be three more weeks. Whatever happens I'm going to try to shed every gram that I can from the plane...no smoke, light batteries, etc. Should be interesting!

-Tom