Gas/Nitro Flight VS. Electric Flight 101

    *Often more experienced pilots use gas, due to tuning carb

    *Can’t easily move a fuel tank around to adjust CG like you can with a lipo

    *Gallon a Gas/Nitro fuel can run you $20-$35 dollars per gallon (comparable to a 1800-2200 3s or 4s)

    *Fuel can be used to power any type of aircraft (unlike lipo as to where a specific battery voltage is needed-depending on your needs and type of motor)

    *Nitro fuel is less affected by temperature changes

    *Need starter often to start gas aircraft (or risk injury to hands-know from personal experience)

    *Fuel tanks often weigh more than lipos-comparatively speaking

    *Seems to me the average pilot is switching to electric-just seems easier

    *Gas engines need some kind method to create spark-i.e glow plug, spark plus etc

    *Gas aircraft are often more expensive compared to electric setups

    *Gas/Nitro aircraft are oily (wipe off that fuel..yuck)

    *Gas/Nitro aircraft are louder-but sound so cool  :)

    *Throttle end-points need to be adjusted correctly for correct fuel cutoff

    *Gas/Nitro aircraft need more field equipment  to get the aircraft airworthy

    *Gas/Nitro aircraft need external power source to power Rx

    *Gallon of gas doesn’t last as long as a lipo

    *Gas/Nitro aircraft can go back up in the air after refueling (compared to recharging a lipo for a hour or so)

    *Gas/Nitro engine setups can be more complex from turbo-chargers to mini radial engines

    *Gas/Nitro engines are often used and look more realistic with scale-type aircraft builds

    *Gas/Nitro motors power are categorized in either cui or cc

    *Gas tank size directly affects flight time (oz.)

Electric Power 

    *Electric aircraft often cost less to operate-great for a beginner

    *Lipos are more accessible online to purchase compared to Nitro fuel

    *Electric aircraft require a ESC to operate- unlike Nitro-based aircraft

    *ESCs often can be a pain in the buttox to program (especially if it’s a off-brand ESC and no programming manual or program card is avaliable.

    *The aircraft’s COG can be adjusted easily by moving the lipo battery within the aircraft’s fuselage, to achieve your desiredflight characteristics

    *Lipos need to be charged & balanced  before flight-unlike Nitro-based aircraft where all one needs is more fuel

    *Lipos can be more dangerous to use/handle-Use a lipo bag and don’t leave it unattended if charging

    *Temperature change affects the aircraft’s performancemore dramatically than in a Nitro-based aircraft

    *Depending on the power setup-batteries can be cheaper compared to a gallon of Nitro fuel

    *Can use various lipos in series or parallel setup to achieve longer flight times or more power-unlike with Nitro aircraft where a bigger fuel tank or a bigger engine is needed  respectively

    *Electric flight is 100 percent more quiet

    *Electric flight is more environmentally friendly

    *Electric aircraft’s power band directly affected by the amount of voltage left-compared to Nitro-based aircraft (long as there is fuel left youwill get full power)  

    *The understanding of basic electrical theories  is useful knowledge when setting up more complex installs

    *Electric motor power is measured in watts

    *Battery size directly affects flight time (mah)

    *Lipo batteries often have different type ofcharging plugs and power adapters (one need to make sure they plugs match upcorrectly) i.e EC3, JST, etc.