I had a uneventful day so I took advantage of a passing occluded front and pending cold front fighting each other to a stalemate. Winds were calm and skies completely overcast, temperature 78F. I suppose it could be better from a test flight perspective if we had standard pressure and sea-level density altitude but this will have to do.
Power section consists of the following kit:
E-Flite Park 480 1020kV (reverse mounted, ugly home made fiberglass fairing)
Esprit Model 1800mAh 3s LiPo (45C nominal)
Castle Creations Phoenix ICE 50 Lite ESC
Graupner CAM 12x6 folder
Super Heavy Penetration Bird @ 42oz
I will now officially say this power system is likely overkill but it gets the job done quickly. Climb rate is a bit over 1500ft/min and puts me at 660ft in 25 seconds. Goal met! Now I just have to wait until the next ALES contest and start measuring myself against my peers!
I certainly can't blame the gear. I don't even need to break the 900ft. mark to make a 10 minute flight as long as I can stay out of sink. This is completely do-able. Now the only thing I can blame is myself.