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I guess there is only so far you can move the CG back - I had mounted my
old Sony dig cam, video xmtr, and a battery pack on the wing of my
e-Stratos. FLown it several days before, and had a problem with the
brushless - seems to have demagnetized, but I can't figure out why -
it'd flown many times before just fine. SO I replaced the motor,
apparently with a somewhat lighter one. I also added another cell to the
xmtr bat pack, which also moved the CG back a tiny bit. All together
enuf to make it totally unstable. SOme nifty video of the wing upside
down just after launch. Landed on the right wing panel in some weeds -
everything else is just fine, but the wing panels pretty crunched. Must
remember to check CG - even when it seems like a minor change.
