Red Hot Pilot

The pilot's pretty good, but the airplane is amazing.

All the components--battery, motor, receiver, speed controller and three
servos--must be wonderfully small and light. The battery capacity is
impressive, too. Electric motor powered RC has come a long way since I
left the hobby 10 years ago.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Yes, there have been big advances in electric RC the last few years.
Small electric motors ("speed 400" being the most common), tiny
recievers and electronic speed controls, and most significent, the
lithium polymer battery.

John

I am practicing with mine, but no where that skill level!

My model weighs 7.5 oz all up with 4 channel controls, has 2.5 X as
much thrust as weight, and with the li-po battery can hover for 10+
minutes or tear up the gym for 20+ minutes on a single charge..

We have come a long way!

Dave

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:22:07 -0600, "Dan Luke"
wrote:

The pilot's pretty good, but the airplane is amazing.

All the components--battery, motor, receiver, speed controller and three
servos--must be wonderfully small and light. The battery capacity is
impressive, too. Electric motor powered RC has come a long way since I
left the hobby 10 years ago.