ORIGINAL: KC36330
Marty,
i use that little hangar 9 current meter on each servo during setup only to make sure there isn't any binding of the control surfaces throughout their travel.
now my Reaction 54 i haven't checked how much is put back in the battery (it has just one Duralite on the RX and i use the Duralite charger), i just got it a few weeks ago and last weekend was the first time i had to take it out and only got 6 flights on it but it has less servos and it only goes 7min with the left stick in the FUN position so i would expect it to use less mAh per flight then the Tornado with 10 servos and 10 min flight.
KC,
I think it's a good idea to put the meter on when the plane is complete and powered up to get a cumulative reading. You may have adjusted things later on or at the field after the maiden that could be binding and since your Tornado is using all analogs, you don't here the whining of digitals that sometimes(not always)means a higher current pull. Just a thought.
Marty