Launches very easily at this weight. The canopy is a very cool looking carbon piece that slips over the hatch space with a spring wire - very slick. A little bit closer up. First flights were with the above 10 cell combo at the Albany marine park. Zoom wasn't functioning on the Albany flight, but operational on the Banos flight.
Zoom is on the rudder, shutter on landing gear.
Surprisingly, the camera has virtually no affect on the turn - I didn't need to change the turn trim at all. Even though the CG didn't move with the added batteries, it seems to act more nose heavy - I had to add more up trim for level flight. The Nikon has a viewfinder in addition to the LCD screen. In bright sun, it's just about impossible to frame shots on the Sony with the LCD screen - it's too washed out . Close up of the camera, with shutter servo and zoom servo.