If you come out to California I'll let you fly my plane and we can throw a wattmeter on it to confirm my findings.

With the last two planes I had, I would run up the motor static and note the current draw from the wattmeter. I have posted my numbers here and there, and if you look on the AXI threads you can find them. Anyway, with the Focus I had to run expo on the throttle, my radio did not have a throttle curve function. The actual percentage of 'throttle' at 3/4 stick is close to 50%. So, at that setting I am really asking for just 50% of my available power. My WOT current draw with the last prop I used was 85 amps. So asking for 50% power equates to roughly 42 amps. Now, I did test this static as well and found that with a linear throttle, the current draw per the wattmeter was pretty linear as well. Half stick with no curve was repeatably 40-44%. It did vary a few amps here and there, but for the most part it was close.

My father's Focus with a 5330/18 (where mine had the F3A) required a HUGE curve to make it flyable. We had it propped to about 75 amps (lost the actual numbers but it's close) with a 20x13 and in the verticals I never went above half stick, and that's with the huge curve. It's really too much motor and he may get an F3A for his birthday! Either that or a much smaller prop.

I honestly don't know how to make you believe me, but I certainly have posted enough results of my finding for you to make an assessement as to whether I'm full of hot air or not. But this is really what I'm getting.