ORIGINAL: BaldEagel
The Kangaroo named for its reliable bounce on landing and all the pod and boom type aircraft tend to bounce if you land nose wheel first, its a toss up between having a positive angle of attack on the ground and having a bouncy landing, if you can get the nose up on the landing and touch down stalled then it should not bounce too bad, reflexed ailerons help on landing as it spoils the lift and adds washout to the wings, doesn't matter how fast I land mine it will not lift off again with the ailerons reflexed
If you have a puffed up LiPo, put it in the frezzer until the puffyness goes down and then slow charge it, I am still using a couple like this after about another 10 charges, tried a 6 cell A123 in my EDF Twister but the weight took the edge off the performance compared to a 4S LiPo, but being able to charge them on the field at 10 amps certainly helps.
Mike
Thats just it with the batteries- The A123's have only been used for flight packs in my GS airplanes, but I have seem a few aircraft with them that seem to fly extremely well- I believe it's only a matter of time before they offer larger Mah A123's. Running the risk of a fire in the garage while I'm at work is just not worth it, and storage in a shed or something outside is also out of the question, as the temps in the summertime can get over 120*. Yup! It's a good time to be in this hobby with all the new technology that keeps coming out!
KM