I had a couple of 2 cell lipos left from a crashed FMS 1280. They have the same connectors as the 11.1 volt battery that I've used in the Hawk Sky. I decided to try a flight on the lower voltage and it worked fine, although power was down. I got a pretty long flight, about normal, from an 1800 mah 25 C 7.4 volt battery. I used full power a lot but the battery never got hot. Wind was very light. A few hours after that flight the wind picked up out of the north and now we've got a strong winter weather system moving in. Cold and getting colder and very windy. Probably no flying for at least several days. Maybe I can work on a scratch built plane to use the components salvaged from the 1280. I've got pink foam and lots of balsa. I have not had much success building my planes from scratch, but maybe this time...
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