At first I thought I might like the red/yellow/black scheme, but the blue/yellow/white is really starting to grow on me. I'm also considering a DLE 55RA for this plane. Because the exhaust is facing the rear, I can get away from the heavier aftermarket Pitts mufflers and use the lighter stock Pitts muffler: www.chiefaircraft.com/radio-control/engines-turbines/dle/dle-55ra.html. Price per horsepower is another consideration. With this engine you get 5.5 Hp for $420 dollars. Plus you get a Pitts muffler and ignition. With the DA 50 it $550 and you get no muffler, 5HP and it's .04 Lbs heavier. Pitts mufflers for the DA 50 start @ $140 dollars. So you're talking close to $300 more for less horse power and more weight. Kind of a no brainer. However, I think if it were about the same price, I'd go with the DA because it's made close to home.
So that's what I'm looking at. It wont be until sometime after Christmas that I start buying everything I need. I'm going all new so it's going to be costly, and I'll have to spread it out over a few months. It will probably be February before I start to put it together.
Suggestions, comments are welcome
What if Pinocchio said:
[br]"My nose will grow now"
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[br]Fleet: Mountain Models EVA (Electric), Trex 250; Great Planes Reactor Bipe /w a DLE 20; Cermark Gee Bee R3 (Foamy), Haggard old Parkzone Stinson Reliant Foamy, EFlite UMX Micro Beast and Pitts, 20cc Gee Bee R3, 10cc Goldwing SBach .46, A couple of micro quads.
