Battery & Flight Time

[IML2860]

I am currently flying my Zoom with the stock 400 motor and an E-Tec 3S 1200 mAh Lipo. I can manage to squeeze 10 mins. of flight time (divided into 2 5-minute sessions) out of this battery.

Since I am planning to upgrade to a Himax 2025/4200 and a CC25 ESC, I wonder what brand/type of battery (& capacity) should I be looking for??? Would you please tell me the battery you are currently using and the average flight time per charge (as well as its recharging time -- I need to figure out how many packs do I need)???

Many thanks for sharing your information.

Henry

[vinrx7]

Nice, your getting 10 mins out of a 1200? I have been getting about 9 mins, maybe 10 if im lucky on my Thunder Power 1320's. I had a fast and kinda hard landing today when my battery started to die 9 mins into flight. found myself in a low head speed and max pitch situation just to decrease the impact. Luckily it happened in a hover so no damage. I only have one pack right now but will be getting another TP 1320 3 cell soon.