This evening I got to maiden the E-starter!!! After I had double and triple checked the plane,it was time to take a big breathe,hit the throttle and give it a moderate shove into the 2mph wind.
The E-starter took right off straight. All the time accelerating,feeling the climb was a little steep,I added a couple clicks of down elevator.At about 100 feet up,I throttled back to about half,added a couple more clicks of down,and 1 click left.Checking the rudder function,I found it worked quite well but needed no trim adjustment.!!!
All the posts I read about how good the estarter flew were right on! Meanwhile I am flying in lazy circles,up down,left,right,IT'S ALL GOOD!! After about 7 minutes I brought it in for a nice soft landing in tall grass,it floated in and plopped right where I flared it!!!!After checking the motor and batteries temps,and volts,I hand launched it again for at least another 8 minutes.With plenty of battery still left I cruised slowly towards my landing area,then accelerated back up and around for another pass.On the third trip around I again floated into the tall grass for a landing.PERFECT!!!!When I got home and checked the batteries,I found I still had lots left,enough for at least another 5 minutes with no sweat!!
I use a pair of 7.2 volt,950mah li-polys.One is in the stock battery compartment,all the way to the rear,the other is in the top cabin area all the way forward.This area is just the right size,but allows room for air to flow around it.I used a simple "Y" harness to make the connections of the batteries to the speed control.All up weight is just over 14 ounces with most of the important re-inforcements I read about here,done.Both batteries,and motor were just slightly warm.The E-starter balances just a fuzz nose down,and if you chop the throttle,it just glides so nice!No pitch up,or down!!!!! I am very pleased with it so far.Teaching myself to fly r/c is very rewarding!