There really is no excuse for not making the weight requirements now. There are guys flying sub 10# electrics out there. My plane weighed fine at the NATS with fuel in the tank. Mike Hester had a sub 10# glow black magic with a YS 1.70 in the nose. The V3 is a big airframe. Yes, some of the ARF's out there can be heavier, but you can easily build planes under 11# now. Right now, both glow and electric are viable. Changing rules will virtually eliminate one or the other. Years from now, we will all be flying electric because the technology will dominate and the technology is still growing. But I don't think we are there yet.

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