Hi folks,
I was looking to stock up for my year (or two) of LPR with a big order from AC Supply. Big for me is "just enough to get free shipping."
Anyway, I was planning to order a bunch of C11-3s because that is one of my most-used engines. I fly on small fields, and the 24mm birds that would normally fly on D12/E12 frequently need a C11 due to winds that threaten to carry my rocket into the trees. C11-3 specifically, because -5 is too much delay. C6 engines don't have enough oomph off the pad for many of my rockets.
I've seen notes here on the forum about the discontinuation of these, hence my desire to stock up, as well as the Hobbico bankruptcy.
What's hard to grasp for me is why the -3 would be discontinued but not the -5 instead. I would think many more rockets can be successfully flown on C11-3 versus C11-5.
I'm in marketing, so I understand the answer is really "what doesn't sell so much gets discontinued" but in a rational world, wouldn't it make more sense to kill off the -5 instead?
Or maybe I'm missing something.
I wound up ordering 5 packs of C11-3 from a place I found online (Jet?) for a decent price (under $11/3-pack, free shipping).
Now I'll have to order more other stuff from AC Supply to hit the free ship threshold... :wink:
I was looking to stock up for my year (or two) of LPR with a big order from AC Supply. Big for me is "just enough to get free shipping."
Anyway, I was planning to order a bunch of C11-3s because that is one of my most-used engines. I fly on small fields, and the 24mm birds that would normally fly on D12/E12 frequently need a C11 due to winds that threaten to carry my rocket into the trees. C11-3 specifically, because -5 is too much delay. C6 engines don't have enough oomph off the pad for many of my rockets.
I've seen notes here on the forum about the discontinuation of these, hence my desire to stock up, as well as the Hobbico bankruptcy.
What's hard to grasp for me is why the -3 would be discontinued but not the -5 instead. I would think many more rockets can be successfully flown on C11-3 versus C11-5.
I'm in marketing, so I understand the answer is really "what doesn't sell so much gets discontinued" but in a rational world, wouldn't it make more sense to kill off the -5 instead?
Or maybe I'm missing something.
I wound up ordering 5 packs of C11-3 from a place I found online (Jet?) for a decent price (under $11/3-pack, free shipping).
Now I'll have to order more other stuff from AC Supply to hit the free ship threshold... :wink:
