ORIGINAL: stick man
So are you saying its ok to run the 5S with the stock motor and esc AND go to a bigger prop? If so, that would be great but I dont think I'm gonna hit the limits of performance anytime soon.
You can take the prop up to say a 14x4e or a 14x5e.
From what I'm seeing in the current draw, this -SHOULD- be safe, but some of the guys have tried 14x8 and immediately blown the motor and ESC., so at this level you are right on the edge and should watch your throttle management.... e.g. hardly ever using full throttle.
However a 13" prop of 4-6 pitch is well under the max draw currents for both the ESC and the motor, even with a 5S pack.
ORIGINAL: stick man
BTW my 182 is a CMP 82''wingspan with a fiberglass fuse with balsa wings. I was brave/dumb enough to maiden it myself with only limited experience with my Cub, which went fairly well aside from the bouncy landings. To my suprize it flies pretty fast, faster than my Cub, but I did ok and I plan to fly it again when I find a larger and smoother landing strip.
You may do fine with the CMP Katana EP then.
It will land slowly, but you should fly it to the ground under low power much like the Cessna, then chop the throttle when the plane is low enough to sustain a "fall" to the ground on stall.
The Katana/Funtana's will keep flying to the point of stall, then just drop straight down.
You just want that to happen inches above the ground.
Also if you are flying off grass, put in larger wheels than those provided...