ORIGINAL: rcpattern
ORIGINAL: desertrider49
Regarding number 1 - never discharge below 20%
I'm an Intermediate, I fly my sequence in 6 minutes and immediatly land. When I start the charger (cellpro 10s) it usually says there is about 10-15% left. I know there is nothing that can be done to use less electrons, I was just wondering what you guys in the upper classes use. My batteries are 4400's.
You can't go by that percentage. I've seen it be way off. You need to pay attention to how much it puts back. On a calm day I can fly an FAI F sequence around 3600mah and that is flying fairly large. If you are using that much in Intermediate you are using way too much throttle. Most guys I know flying Intermediate are under 3000 for a sequence.
Once again though, verify what it puts back in, not what it says as soon as you plug it in.
Arch
Randy - Arch is dead on here. Flying Intermediate I typically used 2,500 to 2,600 mAh of capacity. Flying the Advanced sequence now I am typically using 2,800 to 3,200 per flight out of my 4,400 packs depending on conditions.
I also agree with Arch that the capacity your charger tells you when you start charing is typically not very accurate. The only way to know what you used is to know what you put back into the pack. I think I've mentioned this to you at the field. This is the same reason that those nifty little voltage meters that tell you "what's left" are not really worth much beyond confirming that a pack is in fact fully charged if you are not sure.