When I test flew the Skywalker, I replaced the video transmitter and camera with some lead weights to keep the components safe until I was ready for them. This allowed me to keep the plane fully loaded and balanced around 30mm behind the servo leads.

Although the plane flew great, my Jeti 40-amp ESC would shut down from over temperature. Even though I had made some air flow through the wing bay, it wasn't enough to keep the ESC cool. I will likely re-mount the ESC outside the plane in the direct air flow.

The Skywalker glides nicely without any power...

It's been a while since I flew with my Futaba 9C so I got a real kick out of using the frequency pin board again at the flying field.

photos by "Papa Jeff" Ring