HBZ3100 HobbyZone Mini Apprentice S Manual

Mini Apprentice

Installing the Flight Battery and Arming Electronic Speed Control (ESC)

Control Surface Centering and Clevis Installation on a Control Horn

Always check to ensure your control surfaces (Rudder, Elevator and Ailerons)

are centered with the rest of the surface before every ﬂ ight.. If the control

surfaces are not centered, centering can be achieved by following the

steps below:

• Pull the tube from the clevis to the linkage.

• Carefully spread the clevis, then insert the clevis pin

into the correct hole in the control horn.

• Move the tube to hold the clevis on the control horn.

IMPORTANT: All trimming and Control test should be done before throttle is

advanced and in Experienced Mode.

Turn the clevis on the linkage to change the length of the linkage between

the servo arm and the control horn.

CAUTION: Always disconnect the Li-Po ﬂ ight battery from the aircraft

receiver when not ﬂ ying to avoid over-discharging the battery.

CAUTION: Always keep hands away from the propeller. When armed, the

motor will turn the propeller in response to any throttle movement.

1. Rest the aircraft on a ﬂ at surface with the landing gear facing up.

2. Turn the latch (A) and open the battery hatch.

3. Lower the throttle and throttle trim, then power on the transmitter for at

least 5 seconds.

4. Center and secure the ﬂ ight battery (B) in the battery compartment using

the hook and loop straps (C) so that the aircraft has a balanced Center of

Gravity (CG).

IMPORTANT: Before ﬂ ying, refer to the “Verifying Your Aircraft’s Center of

Gravity (CG)” section for details about ﬁ nal battery placement.

5. Connect the ﬂ ight battery in the aircraft, then replace the battery hatch

and turn the latch.

6. Put the aircraft on its landing gear, on level ground and must be kept

immobile while the SAFE system initializes.

7. After the SAFE system initializes, the control surfaces will move back and

forth, then come to neutral to indicate the SAFE system has initialized and

is ready to operate.

IMPORTANT: All trimming and Control test should be done before throttle is

advanced and in Experienced Mode.

Mode 2 Mode 1

Keep immobile and

out of the wind for

5 seconds