I have gone out and refueld hot and made more than 6 back-to-back flights without recharging the pack, and probably more than 10 flights that day. This is on a 10 year old battery that came with my Futaba radio.
Are you saying you should only fly 3 time before recharging?
I am flying a LT-40 with the standars s3003 servos, and I would say my flights are about 15 minutes each. I would say the last time I flew, I easily got 2 hours of in the air stick time.
Guess I better get a voltwatcher?
It depends a lot on the model, number of servos, battery capacity and how it's being flown. A 40 size 3 or 4 channel trainer will fly a lot longer the a 60 size pattern plane with 6 or 8 servos.
6 flights is probably pushing your luck! Also, if your batteries are 10 years old, then your on borrowed time! I replace my batteries every 2 years , regardless....PLEASE buy new batteries!...LOL
If you don't want to buy an on-board voltage monitor, at least get a resistor loaded battery tester. It's VERY CHEAP insurance.
Rod
