GrumpyGnome

Unless you fit some better after market silencer to those Stingers, you'll easily hear any change in engine performance/revs....... and you won't need to take your eyes off the model.

@toto, presumably you still have fuel tube, glow stick etc. from your earlier experiences....

Ah. Earlier in the week the forecast was worse so I wouldn't want you to charge, then discharge lots of batteries unnecessarily.... Fingers crossed for progress in one way or another.

Obviously doubly welcome!

Welcome to the forum @Nimiq4.....

Welcome to the forum @Nimiq4.....

You got decent weather forecast then toto? High winds predicted here......

Really? 10 mins per person? Typically 'slots' would be for a type of aircraft so you don''t have things like Vapors being chopped up by helis. Hopefully, that's the case. In the meantime, you could give Model Shop Leeds a ring - they may know some other indoor flyers. Joining the BMFA is a good idea, if only for the insurance. And don't be put off by rules and regulations - there really aren't many. Not sure where you live but we do Indoor flying in Bridlington Tuesday afternoons.... 90 mins for a fiver and fly as much as you like. We do require BMFA membership though.......

@GreyAce if those batteties have exposed contacts, be careful about putting them in your pockets - watch out for short circuits

Battery performance, as well as duration will be affected. Some plastic parts may be more brittle. Coffee intake will increase.

@toto All good stuff above. Be aware that running in (your original question), and tuning, are two separate (albeit linked) topics. Every engine I've ever bought new has running in instructions, which I follow. Only then do I tune for optimum performance. As Jon said above, fuel tank placement issues are the No1 reason for deadsticks, especially if the engine has been tuned pretty well on the ground. A surprising number of models currently on the market have sub-optimal tank positions..... Once set up, minimal fiddling is needed and you'll be able to turn up, add fuel, fly, land, add fuel etc. etc. to your hearts content. The only down side being the need to clean your model - but that gives you the opportunity to check the airframe 🙂

Neither do I but many do...... they obviously feel there is some value in it (I"ve admitted several tines to being a bit of a heathen when it comes to my packs). Maybe their batteries ultimately last longer/perform better.

Indeed - comparative tests need to be very consistent...... Probably one of the reasons I rarely do such things.

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10% drop is quite significant.... you changes the prop?

Flippin' freezing here. I was going to take advantage of the blue sky and gentle breeze but chickened out! Am doing jobs in the warm. For those braving the cold - safe landings...

Cute!

Yes, good advice to check the chargers.

Yes, I know. It was an attempt at humour aimed at your spending spree...... the major issue with having lots of planes is deciding which ones to take to the field (in my opinion), especially if they're not too diverse. I end up taking one specific plane just about every time, plus a couple of others depending on the weather conditions.

https://northern.bmfa.uk/indoor-flying-leeds-trinity-university

We're 52 weeks of the year here in the frozen North too. We don't need no heated clubhouse - we're real men (even the women!) 🙂 I charge my LiPos indoors in very cold temperatures, and store them in fireproof containers in the boilerhouse so they don't get too cold. The advent of balance chargers must have made charging orders of magnitude safer. Previously, I had 2 fires whilst charging with an incorrect number of cells selected - outside on a flagged area next to he garage. In those days, I rarely flew much in the winter.

Toto, did I read earlier that you're down to about 84 wpp on thus now - I haven't trawled the threads but I thought it was previously higher. What else has changed? I may, of course, be mis-remembering 🙂

I think there's a club in North Leeds..... try the BMFDA clubfinder page....

He's gonna need a bigger shed, and car, and more LiPos, and more chargers (and more Por).....

I agree. First hand experience such as "I had xxx rx, but the range was limited to 500 metres, even though it was sold as full range" is useful. "Heard negative thoughts...." does not add any value.