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I went with minimal servos, which you can easily do with 8711's or 9156's. That's only 9 servos, including throttle, compared to as many as 15 servos if built as described, with a choke servo. Right there, I saved at least a pound.
I am using two 2300 A123's on the receiver, and the receiver is the AR9100, so no power box or power expander - as well as no switches. I did use Smart-fly equalizers on the wings, but they only weigh 1/2 ounce. Compared to a typical setup of li-ions, regs, switches, a powerbox, etc., I am again a good 1/2 pound lighter or more.
I went with the CF landing gear and titanium axles, and lightened the CF gear and the gear cover even further. I also tossed the gear cuffs. This dropped another 13 ounces...
Below you can see the stock gear weight, less pants and wheels, as well as the CF gear weight and the mods done to it and the gear cover.