Post by sidecar53 on Aug 31, 2008 13:16:43 GMT 1
Well, just got home from the park- wind 0 mph and blue skies, never flown before. When I bought my Super Cub I had the forethought to buy an extra battery, which turned out to be a good idea. I can't throw my plane because of a failed rotator cuff surgery on my throwing arm, so I tried a rotg flight. After several attempts with battery #2, the plane didn't seem to have enough power to get off the ground so I installed battery #1. Taxied the plane into whatever slight breeze there was, applied full throttle and- HOLY CRAP- I'M FLYING!!!!! Settled down a bit and rose to maybe 200 feet and played around, seeing how the plane responded. Made about 3 million beginner mistakes in judgement, then came in for a landing (loose term). After righting the plane I once again took to the skies a few more times before the battery got low and I came in for the final landing of the morning. All in all, very happy with the morning's events- flew a bit and no damage sustained. I do have a couple questions though. Both batteries were run till dead before initial charge and charged as per instructions. Any ideas why 1 battery was capable of flying the plane and the other wasn't? How can I test the batteries and do I have to kill them before recharging? On a fun scale of 1-10, this morning was about a 39. Thanks for any and all responses. I'll be checking back in a couple hours. Rick