I flew the StratoDart 3 times last Saturday with a crash on the 3rd flight, which I will get to in a minute. My daughter took video with her cell phone, so portions of the flights are blurry. The video for the first and second flights taken at the UROC Frank Hunt Field on 10-20-2018 are here:
I had some trouble with the second flight, because the glider seemed to be nose heavy (a fellow rocketeer with R/C plane experience noticed it, too), in fact just before touchdown I needed full up-elevon in order to avert a crash. The glider was far away from the flight line, so I am wondering if the transmitter was having a distance problem. However, the other thing to consider is that I was changing motors in the Strato-Dart during the day, but I never replaced the battery. The battery is a single-cell Eflite 1S 3.7V 500mAh (25C). Also, the glider can sit on the pad at the Club Launch with the rcx turned on for a period of time awaiting launch. On the 3rd launch the glider took a steep dive towards the ground, within maybe 2 or 3 seconds after launch from which I couldn't control a recovery. Should I be replacing the battery after every launch?