Vic:
Any ideas on how to attach the screw to the hatch OR use a different hatch latch?
Yes this is what I did. I glued a button magnet to the inside of the top hatch cover. I then glued another button magnet to the fuselage and made sure the two magnets matched up when the hatch is installed . This setup will hold your hatch cover
in any maneuver you may do with the plane............and you can easily remove the hatch to change out the lipo.