John,
A very good source for timers (flight profiler) for electric power fF models is
http://www.atomicworkshop.co.uk/catalog/index.php
They have one called the Zombie. Very capable, with many features. Have a good look through the website. Lots of articles and a good faq. Some of the articles have videos as well (I seem to recall).
A bit pricey perhaps. I have one and think the world of it.
There are a couple of electric FF categories flown world wide. E30 in the UK E36 in the US and F1Q is a developing FAI class. These are competition classes but if you search out some details on them you will find lots of good info that you can transfer to sport electric FF.
John, if you have questions about electric powered flight I would be more than glad to try and answer them. I have been messing about with electrics for longer than I care to remember. PM me through this forum or email direct to planophore @ aei . ca (remove the spaces)
cheers, Graham in Ottawa