ORIGINAL: 8178
Jason,
Congratulations and thanks for sharing your experience preparing and flying the Kaos. Most interesting is how successful you were with the Kaos and a very cost effective little two stroke. Your setup is certainly a perfect example of the vision Mickey had for SPA. As most RCers follow the example set by the winner, maybe your example will make people realize they don’t have to hack the heck out of their aircraft to cram an ill fitting $370 boat anchor in the nose.
Jeff Owens OS .55AX powered Compensator has been proving that point all year in Expert class. Lots of strong 2S .60's are alive and doing well in SPA competition. The OS .91 4S is quite popular, quite powerful, quite heavy, and quite expensive. You really don't have to have one to be competitive .... it's 80% (or more) pilot and 20% (or less) airplane that gets you the good scores.
Ed