I'm an electric guy. I would love to dive into Nitro - Tell me I should.
I think I've been intimidated for no reason. I love engines, I rebuilt my car's engine top to bottom and slapped a turbo on, swapped the transmission, rear end, drive line, etc., etc.. I know how engines work inside and out... why should I be flying a Nitro helicopter?
Your kidding rt? Ok, the biggest hang up people have with nitro is they dont understand internal combustion engines and/or have no clue how to tune one. You on the other hand, know how to break in and and tune engines. Its more of listening to it then watching a wide band but no big deal.
Whats a nitro day like? Well, charge your rx pack, normally just one but some setups you may want 2. Load it up and head to the field. Yes, only 30-60mins of charging and your ready. If you get a 55 size then fuel up, hit the push glow, spin it and when she idles go set it down for a 5 to 6 min flight. You get about 15 flights/gallon. My older setup I could fly a gallon on a single charge of my 2200 mah rx pack.
700 nitro is even better. The motors have gobs of power, start and idle great compared to the little motor witch is still pretty good. 7 to 8 min fights and 7 or 8 tank/ gallon. 6 flights is all I would push my 3500mah rx pack before charging. Starter battery gets charged once, maybe twice a yr. Yes the 700 is thirsty but, understandable with the power differents.
My electric days were 3 hrs charge time to get 6 3min fights.
