|
Here are some useful tips to help you with your 1st flight.
Before trying to fly in the air we recommend running your model on the ground for at least 2-4 battery packs. Use the rudder to steer the plane on the ground and the throttle to move. Practice turning plane in nice even circles. Try to find a smooth surface and avoid uneven rough surfaces. After you master this you will be ready for take off.
Controls:
|
4 Channel Radio Controls:
Throttle (Up and down left stick)
Rudder (Side to side on left stick)
Elevator (Up and down on right stick)
Ailerons (Side to side right stick)
|
3 Channel Radio Controls:
Throttle (Diagonal Slide Up and down left stick)
Rudder (Side to side on right stick)
Elevator (Up and down on right stick)
|
|
The controls on your Radio consist of :
Throttle: Used to maintain flight and vary flight speed with need.
Rudder: Rudder is used to turn the plane on the ground and in the air.
Elevator: Uses to make Plane climb and descend. Also used for loops.
(make a note that pulling down on elevator makes plane climb, and up elevator makes plane descend)
Ailerons: Used to make sharp turns and to perform rolls (corkscews)
1) Before 1st flight, cycle battery at least 2 times to ensure you’re getting full power out of it. (cycle means charge and run down the battery twice before using to fly)
2)On take off you want to take off from a smooth surface on the ground. Apply full throttle and gently pull down on the elevator.
Climb to a safe altitude before you make turns.
3)Don’t try to over control the airplane. The biggest mistake a novice will make is trying to over control. Just give gentle inputs from the transmitter. Remember that when making turns you need to compensate by adding up elevator (down on stick) to keep plane in level flight. Remember that too much stick in any direction may cause the plane to stall.
4)Remember on the elevator stick, up is actually down and down is up.
5)Make sure antenna is full extended on the transmitter and that batteries in transmitter are in new condition.
6) If you think your going to crash, shut the motor off right away. This will minimize any damage sustained to aircraft.
Note : 80% of crashes are from one thing: turning too sharp too low to the ground. You may not realize how fast a plane could drop in a tight turn and underestimate the importance of using the elevator to keep it level while making turns. The other 10% is from not keeping the flying speed up (too much elevator and/or not enough throttle) so it stalls and then falls out of the sky. The last 10% comes from pilot disorientation (losing your bearings when plane is in the air)
|
