RE: Voltwatch, you all use 'em?
What would happen if the flyer went inverted and the batttery fell out through the canope? Would the plane still fly?
I've seen that happen, by the way. We watched two things happen. 1st was the battery fall to the ground along with the canope that came undone. Next we watched the plane spiral in and crash. The applicability here is that no battery (it fell out) is just the same thing as a dead battery or one that is to low to operate the receiver and servos.
If you have never seen a plane crash due to a low battery, then I can just about guarantee that you will, sooner or later. There are lots of stories here on RCU about low batteries and of systems that simply die due to low battery voltage. Check the crash forum.
This is not a lecture, by the way, it's just sharing some practical experience and some common sense. The only point here is to remind beginners (this is a beginners forum) to keep their batteries charged, and a way to monitor them to make sure they are charged or when they should be charged. That's all.
I don't think many of us prefer to just shrug off a crash and go buy or fly another plane. I may not be the poorest person on the face of this earth, but I don't want to go out and spend another $350 or so to replace a plane that crashed because I just plain ignored the obvious and the advice of those with more experience than I have.. which is where I get/got my experience.
CGr.