User Manual

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Preflight Checks at the Flying Field
Important: Be sure your batteries are fully charged, per
the instructions included with your radio system.
Before each flight, check the screws and nuts that secure the
metal plate holding the motor in place on the motor mount.
Also check the clevises of each control surface for security and
presence of a clevis keeper.
Perform a ground range check before each day’s flying.
Proceed as follows:
1. Do not extend the transmitter antenna. Turn the
transmitter on.
2. Turn the model on.
3. Slowly walk away from the model while moving the
control surfaces. The aircraft should function properly
at a distance of 75–100 feet.
4. Make sure all trim levers on the transmitter are in the
proper position.
5. Make sure all servos and switch harness plugs are secure
in the receiver.
Flying Your Alpha Trainer
For first-time pilots, the thought of flying their Alpha Trainer
through loops, rolls, and perfect three-point landings can be
thrilling. Learning to fly, however, takes time, patience, and most
importantly, a good instructor. If you’re a first-time pilot, don’t try
to fly your model without an instructor. Seek an experienced
instructor. Your local hobby shop can put you in touch with an
instructor in your area who can fly and trim your Alpha Trainer,
and then give you your first chance on the “sticks” with very little
risk of damage to the airplane. We cannot over emphasize the
importance of having a qualified instructor to help you through
your first flights.
More experienced pilots will find the Alpha Trainer to be a
confidence-inspiring airplane. Super stable and slow flight
characteristics make pinpoint landings easy as pie. At full throttle,
the Alpha Trainer is more than capable of most sport aerobatics
maneuvers. The self-righting stability of the model also makes it
one of the easiest airplanes you’ll ever fly.