DOWNSIZING?
 

I have been flying for a while, in the hangar I have 15 quarter scale planes and 3 one-third scale, I fly every week and pull a enclosed trailer to the field which is close to my home.
I have seriously thought about downsizing and go to where I started back to 40 size models-load a couple of models in the car and just go fly.

Has anyone ever went back to smaller models and what was your experience in this action. Thanks

RE: DOWNSIZING?
 

I'm in the same boat as you. As much as I like my 1/3 and 1/2 scale planes, I recently discovered the joy of small (40in.) electrics. As you say, it's nice just to grab a couple or more small ones and put them in the van and go fly.

Cheers,
Dave.

RE: DOWNSIZING?
 

I too fly large & small, the small models being mostly electric & unmatched for convienience. I have a heap of batteries for a large, multi engined electric (which uses 3 x 3 cell packs) so it's good to give these packs some excercise now & then. Just take 3 or 4 charged packs with you & it's plug & play, all I take is model & transmitter case with batteries.

BUT, there is less thrill factor. This hobby to me is like a drug & I seem to need more & more, bigger & better. Once you get a taste for the bigger models everything changes. This way of thinking is repeated a lot in this thread http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9752556/tm.htm

A friend who flys turbine jets warned me that once you fly a jet everything else will not seem the same. Yeah, yeah I thought, he's just saying that. Until I bought one....................

John.