Yeah, -3 degrees this morning and six inches of snow on the ground. Good building weather.

I'm running 2.4 GHz. I have the ignition and Rx separated as far as possible. I have the tank on the cg and the ignition up by the firewall with the Rx back behind the tank. No issues so far. I am also running a single 2S A123 pack to both Rx and ignition. I drop the voltage down for the ignition unit using a diode. No issues so far.

I have quite a few flights on this setup. Plenty of thrust and speed. My other Venus has a YS 110 in it. Maybe not quite the pull of the YS, but plenty.

I'm going mostly gas due to the economy of the fuel. I have an 8-ounce tank in the Venus and can easily get 10 minute flights with plenty left over. I don't fly at full throttle the entire flight though.

A 3-bladed prop will give you more ground clearance. I have no experience with them though.

I believe I posted some pics of my setup earlier in this thread.

Good luck.