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I don't fly electric!....................................................YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<BR>However, and it's a very big HOWEVER, I keep hearing about how
unbelievably expensive it is to participate in this aspect of the hobby.
I don't know that I can concur with this conclusion.
<BR>I think most of us lower eschelon participants are probably paying
approximately $15 per gallon for fuel and the guys that are burning 30%
heli somewhat higher. Now, using the lower figure and running a 16 oz tank
I'm getting about 8 flights out of every gallon I purchase(how many of
you guys are running 20 ouncers?) To me that approximates roughly $2 per
flight. All of the sources that I have been able to query indicate that
the current crop of lithium technology paks should cycle in the 1000 cycle
area if properly charged and discharged(no over-charging & no deep
discharging) which is easily achievable with currently available programable
ESC's.
<BR>Now even if you figure on a pak like Jay is running where each half
pak costs $350(total $700), the 1000 cycle cost comes out to .70 cents
per flight. If you take it one step further and consider a smaller size
airplane, the cost per flight goes down substantially as some of the local
guys, in my area, are getting 3 ten minute flights per charge.
<BR>I don't know about you, but in my book, the numbers are pretty compelling,
rivaling the price that I used to pay for my 60 size ignition powered Super
Cyclone on Amoco gas.
<BR>Additionally, I have yet to see an electric motor advertized for $700
like some of our glow motors.I think if I was Mr.Yamada I would have a
little bit of an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach regarding the
future. I think the writing on the wall is either pulsating or glowing
'cause it has electrons behind it!
<BR>Just think,.......... no glow plugs, no glow fuel, no exhaust manifolds,
no pipes, no starter, no starter motor batteries, no fuel pumps, no tanks,
no fuel tubing, no fuel dots, no fuel line T's, no fuel line filters, no
Cline regulators, no check valves, no Mixture Carb servos, no soft mounts,
no 7amp field box battery, no 409 clean-up solution, no paper towels, no
igniter battery, no remote glow receptacle and the list goes on and on.
How much money did you just save????? You may be able to retire earlier
than you anticipated!
<BR>Nope!, I'm still not convinced that electric is sooooo- expensive.
I will acknowledge that if you are an individual that burns 2 or 3 gallons
a season, it's going to be a while before you start to realize the differential.
<BR>Georgie
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<P>Del Rykert wrote:
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<B><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif"><FONT SIZE=-1>Electrics
won't ruin pattern but it will drive some away from the sport...
Those that can't afford to switch will be left playing with a dis-advantage
similar to the 60 versus 120 size fiasco. Many claimed it wasn't
going to make that big of difference but it will or else so many wouldn't
be going through all the trouble of developing electrics. No the
sky isn't falling but it sure isn't going to bring a bunch of new fliers
to pattern either.
del</FONT></FONT></B>
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NSRCA - 473</FONT></FONT></B>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 21, 2004 11:11
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Diamond stab cross section
- Dean Pappas</DIV>
Electrics are going to ruin pattern!!! :-) Kick butt, Jason!!
<P><B><I>Jason <<A HREF="mailto:jasonshulman@cox.net">jasonshulman@cox.net</A>></I></B>
wrote:
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><SPAN class=950290602-22112004><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Don't
forget how bad an electric pattern plane will be...especially at the Worlds....</SPAN><SPAN class=950290602-22112004></SPAN><SPAN class=950290602-22112004>Sorry,
had to say it.</SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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