First off congratulations on getting one of these, you're now "in the fold" hehee.

Personally I have no complaints about using the supplied 300cc tank, even with my OS 61SF in mine. The flight time is reduced but the thing is I only use full power on uplines, and the rest of the time she's pretty much on 1/3 thottle. I still get 8 minute flights. Which when you think about it is time enough to do 2 pattern sequences for practice.

Now secondly, I totally agree with using decent servos on rudder elevator and ailerons and a micro HS 81 on the throttle. Every ounce of wieght you can save is more vertical!

I'm currently flying mine on a 650mAH NiMH pack placed behind the servos to get the balance right. Four flights a day is fine for this pack. If you use a fast charger that you take to the field you'll have extra insurance.

Now as for the Spinner, use it as a building aid on your next model but don't use it on your aircraft.

I bought a 2" Magnum spinner, it's a cheap copy of a Dave brown one, and all you need to do is purchase the corresponding tube nut to fit your engine. You can grind the prop cutouts to suit your choice of prop.

Anything else, ask away!