Well, It Had To Happen-
12-01-2011 | 02:34 PM
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RE: Well, It Had To Happen-
Matt,
Not as good as Dave's, for sure, but it seems the gap is getting much narrower. When you flew my Sickle with the Himax motor and the Zippy batteries it seemed more than adequate for Masters level and maybe beyond, in the right hands... not mine.
I don't know if it is an entirely apt analogy, but as a photographer I remember well the transition from silver halide film to digital. The "resistance curve" has a very similar feel to it, even though at the time very few of would have imagined how quickly Nikon and Canon would completely abandon film. (Nikon still makes the FM-10 purely as a favor to the few bitter-enders.)
Not as good as Dave's, for sure, but it seems the gap is getting much narrower. When you flew my Sickle with the Himax motor and the Zippy batteries it seemed more than adequate for Masters level and maybe beyond, in the right hands... not mine.
I don't know if it is an entirely apt analogy, but as a photographer I remember well the transition from silver halide film to digital. The "resistance curve" has a very similar feel to it, even though at the time very few of would have imagined how quickly Nikon and Canon would completely abandon film. (Nikon still makes the FM-10 purely as a favor to the few bitter-enders.)
12-01-2011 | 04:21 PM
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RE: Well, It Had To Happen-
My 'little' Neu motor right now is absolutely the most amazing power I've had to date - craps all over my OS, my YS, and the Scorpions I've tried.
I flew in some serious wind over the weekend and don't think I ever got above half stick. Was windy enough that noone was at the field on a sunny, 65 degree day, at the home of the D4 season opener and closer, and in the biggest aviation region in the country.
Took a few flights to find the power, as well as some conversation with Dave L about throttle curves. This motor has so much power, it's actually scary.
I flew in some serious wind over the weekend and don't think I ever got above half stick. Was windy enough that noone was at the field on a sunny, 65 degree day, at the home of the D4 season opener and closer, and in the biggest aviation region in the country.
Took a few flights to find the power, as well as some conversation with Dave L about throttle curves. This motor has so much power, it's actually scary.
