Duck
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I finally built a scout after seeing one at the field last year. It was a nice easy build. I am very excited to have something with landing gear. My Bushwacker's gear either lost a wheel on every flight or ripped entirely off on every landing. My Bloody Wonder's gear could never get sufficient prop clearance. I've run into a problem however. I've flow lots of A, F & C pack planes and have batteries to match. I also have a 4" and a 5" quad. With my giant pile of batteries, I don't have an exact match for the recommend 1300mah 3S xt60 that fits the specific dimensions. What is everyone else using? Did you buy new batteries for your B pack planes?
My options are as follows:
* 800-850mah 3S xt30 - Fits, with xt60 adaptor. CG is not great. Some of these are not high C rated batteries so 30A continuous is a bad idea. My Tattu 75C should be OK.
* 800-850mah 4S xt30 - Barely fits, with xt60 adaptor. CG is better. C rating is consistently higher on these. Likely my best option.
* 1500mah 4S xt60 - Really close to to the prop. Barely fits, needs a little fuselage flex to get in and out. 4S should be OK with a smaller prop but of course the FT Radials don't come with an amp draw chart or even clear recommendations on props. My 7" prop would likely work. I only have one of these batteries as a test for my new 5" quad.
* 2200mah 3S xt60 - My default C pack battery. I have like 7 of these. They don't fit without removing the gear AND to get the right CG they stick out the nose close to the prop.
My options are as follows:
* 800-850mah 3S xt30 - Fits, with xt60 adaptor. CG is not great. Some of these are not high C rated batteries so 30A continuous is a bad idea. My Tattu 75C should be OK.
* 800-850mah 4S xt30 - Barely fits, with xt60 adaptor. CG is better. C rating is consistently higher on these. Likely my best option.
* 1500mah 4S xt60 - Really close to to the prop. Barely fits, needs a little fuselage flex to get in and out. 4S should be OK with a smaller prop but of course the FT Radials don't come with an amp draw chart or even clear recommendations on props. My 7" prop would likely work. I only have one of these batteries as a test for my new 5" quad.
* 2200mah 3S xt60 - My default C pack battery. I have like 7 of these. They don't fit without removing the gear AND to get the right CG they stick out the nose close to the prop.