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Permalink Reply by P. Richards 14 hours ago

When I read this, my first questions was "Why?"

Perhaps if you can tell us your reasons for asking, we can better answer the question.

The only answers I could come up with were:

(1) Grass-roots basic flying. (Some people love it)

(2) Weight/Power considerations.

(3) Cost.

None of these answers really made much sense to me.

(1) With all the inexpensive technology available today, why would anyone want to fly basic stick and rudder around the rhubarb patch? Half the fun of flying is going somewhere and seeing new things.

(2) Battery and display options these days are so light, that even a tired engine can still haul around a simple electrical system. Really, its a small percent of the gross weight. Can you even hand prop a 912 by yourself?

(3) Lets face it, airplanes are not cheap. The price of the electrical system is just part of the overall cost.

We use an Earth X lithium battery which weighs about 5 lbs.Has lots of starting power, and will happily run a full glass panel and lights (only about 7amps with everything on)

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Permalink Reply by Ken Ryan 10 hours ago

If it's not part of the airplane, it can never fail.

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