P-51 Still Flying

It's still in the air and flying beautifully.  I am running the 10 x 8 Master Airscrew prop.  I know it's a prop for nitro but it fits my prop adapter and works well with the Dubro 3 inch spinner.  I have a 3 blade master airscrew 10 x 7 I have not tried yet, again with a Dubro 3 inch 3 blade spinner.  I have also thought about using the stock 3 blade with the Dubro spinner but it's working as is and since it's such a bitch to balance all that and get the spinner on just right so you do not warp the backplate tightening the screws I have left it alone.  I did nose over a week ago and bent the motor shaft. (botched landing and hit on spinner)  I had a motor shaft I had order from Grayson Hobbies on hand.  It fit perfectly.  Plane is smooth and fairly docile in the air.  

I have read about using the 4s battery.  If you do so I would suggest changing the ESC to handle the extra load.  I have not tried it.  I fly for 7 min on the 3s 2200 and that leaves me battery for approach and landing.  I have some 3s 3000 but have not used them in this plane.  I don't think the extra weight of the bigger batteries would be a factor ether since the plane needs nose weight.  The 4s should make a significant difference in performance.  I am ok with it flying scale and doing aerobatics that the actual P-51 could do.  It is a beautiful plane in the air with the wheels up.  If you get everything just right it is very smooth.

I just updated the receiver today and reset everything up.  I got a Devo 7 transmitter with a Walkera helicopter and the transmitter is sweet. I am out of models on my DX6i so it's buy another transmitter or buy some receivers so I can use the Devo 7.  The lease expensive route was to pick up  a couple of RX701 receivers for the Devo.  Now if the wind will just give me a break I am ready for a test flight.