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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I read your posts all the time. For me, "the glass is 1/2 full." :). I think Electrics will definitely bring more people towards pattern through out the AMA classes. Eventually more FAI folks will go that way too. However, I also think the smaller gas engines will make an entry. www.escomposites.com is offering the Abbra in either electric or gas layups. I can imagine how gas and electric appeal to many people, who are DEFINITELY turned off by the glow setups (2 or 4 cycle). Its never been cheaper to get into pattern with a competitive setup, or for any size of plane/engine combination.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have a ZDZ 40RE I'm going to play with (don't laugh). It will swing large props, and will hopefully offer the reliability that ignition setups are supposed to be famous for. Anyway, I'm looking towards "enjoying" trying the setup. I have a plane with a lot of wing area that at this point, an extra pound in the conversion won't hurt anything. It now incorporates a new ignition setup that is supposed to have made for a very smooth engine in the low end. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Karl M.: FYI. The ZDZ 40RE exhaust opening is a mm or 2 larger than the Webra 1.45/1.60. I would not hesitate to run a Webra header on this engine. Bolt spacing is identical, however, one size larger than for the Webra (10/32) I believe. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Jim W.<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><b>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.</b></font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>Subject:</b> RE: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Electrics are going to ruin pattern!!! :-)</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Kick butt, Jason!!</font>
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Jason <</i></b></font><a href=mailto:jasonshulman@cox.net><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><b><i><u>jasonshulman@cox.net</u></i></b></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>></i></b> wrote:</font>
<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Arial">Don't forget how bad an electric pattern plane will be...especially at the Worlds....</font>
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<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Arial">Sorry, had to say it.</font>
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