"Yes, I think the LiFe cells are the way to go for transmitters: the voltage drop off is more gentle than that of LiPos and they don't catch fire (so easily) if abused... These cells are around 3Ah and are wired 2s - not 2S, 2P as I said…"

"Further to the above I am using 4 LiFe cells connected in 2s 2p to give 7.4v plus to the tx. You can use 3 cell Lipos but anything over 5.5v is regulated out as heat. Two cell lipos are fine. The LiFe cells are cheap on ebay and are…"

"Cheers guys; many thanks for pointing me in the right direction. It seems like there are many and significant changes in this version. Mick."

"Updates are always posted on the ArduPlane news section. They include links to detailed release notes. This is the one for ArduPlane 2.50 "

"Read this."

"CR@P! I just wrote a lengthy reply and accidentally touched the back button on my mouse and lost the lot. Great! Anyway, I have win7 64bit too and there is definitely an issue. Conflict probably."

"I am using win7 64bit No problems?"

"Too late! I've cut a small hole in the fuz and connected a small micro to mini usb connector. The connector is only two inches long and the mini end just hangs out the fuz. It's made the programming much easier and still looks quite…"

"Hey Mick! Just thought of a much better idea.. Use a bluetooth connection..."

"I dont think the foam will be an issue? sometimes mine takes a minute and other times 5 or ten?"

"I have bought a short micro to mini usb extension - about 4 inches. The extension would normally be ideal but I don't want to carve a hole in the side of the fuz to get at. I'm probably going to get fed-up with messing around and just do…"

"Just an idea seeing as you dont have an xbee, why dont you leave the usb plugged into the apm? and wrap the cable up somewher in the fuselage, that way you just pull the wir out of the side or wherever you wish and plug it into the laptop, the apm…"

"Hello Dean, Jason, I finally got to fly; stabilisation worked okay and the motor worked on the other modes once the plane was mobile. Just as the manual said...(there must be a lesson somewhere there). However; return to home, circle and auto were…"

"Hello Dean, The village festival got in the way of my plans this week-end. It seems to be an opportunity for normal respectable people drink all day and behave like idiots. I was busy being responsible all day (not), so things with the APM have not…"

"Did you get a chance to test fly today?"