I am thinking about electric? What do I need?

How does electric compare to an OS25LA?

Will it fly for 10 minutes?

Can I do 10 to 12 flights before having to go home?

What electric motor replaces & OS25?

How much does everything cost?

I don't do slow stunt, I do combat with my stunt airplane.

>How does electric compare to an OS25LA?
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>Will it fly for 10 minutes?
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>Can I do 10 to 12 flights before having to go home?
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>What electric motor replaces & OS25?
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>How much does everything cost?
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>I don't do slow stunt, I do combat with my stunt airplane.

There are quite a number of motors in the 25 category. A lot depends on the prop and speed you want to fly. But check out the other questions before worrying about the motor.

Yes, you can do 10 minute flights, but you need a bigger battery. Most stunt plans figure about 6 minutes and not at maximum spped. So you will need a battery about twice as big as used for stunt. Then if you want to fly 10 or 12 flights before going home, you will either need 10 or 12 batteries, or you will need to get a fast charger and charge two or three at a time while flying with another two or three. Figure at least five batteries while charging some batteries while flying with the others.

If you don't fly a lot, this is going to be expensive since the batteries will go bad in a year to two years just by age (depending on the quality). If you don't fly a lot, stick with gas. If you plan to fly a lot, electric is a lot less messy and much easier to control.

But you will need a motor, an esc, a timer, and a set of batteries plus a good quick charger. That's a costly investment to start with. If you still want to pursue it, perhaps others will have a set up they can recommend to you. And there is a learning curve.

If you decide to go electric, bite the bullet and get a high quality charger up front. Properly used, it will keep your batteries healthy for a longer time. I started with a crappy charger that took forever to charge and did a poor job at it, ruining some batteries in the process. I stepped up to a better one that failed after a while. I was able to fix it, but it failed again later. Then I bit the bullet and got a PowerLab 8. Should have bought it first.