User guide

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Step 11
Flying
1. After launching, your Micro Citabria will climb at full throttle.
Keep the throttle full on until you have reached a safe altitude. At
this same time, make sure that you are continuing to keep the
airplane directed into the wind.
2. Make right and left adjustments as necessary to keep the plane
headed on its intended path. After you have reached 4–6 feet
of altitude, you can begin to make directional changes that you
desire.
3. Remember – the Micro Citabria is a small, lightweight aircraft.
Do not allow the plane to get too far away from you. When the
plane is farther away from you it is harder to see and could
cause you to lose orientation.
4. Avoid holding the stick full right or left for more than two
seconds, as this will cause the plane to enter a spiral and could
threaten your Micro Citabria.
5. Do not try to climb too fast by pulling all the way back on the
stick (up elevator), or your plane may enter into a stall. Instead,
climb by giving small amounts of elevator.
6. Damage/bends to the wings or tail can greatly affect flight
control. Repair or replace the damaged parts immediately.
Sharp Turns
In order to make a sharper turn, move the stick in the desired
direction and add some up elevator (pull back on stick). The plane
will make a sharper banking turn.
Note: With the throttle set at low or off (gliding), the plane will not
turn as fast as when you are flying at or near full throttle.
Rudder Trim
If the model wants to constantly turn one direction, use the digital
trim buttons to correct. Your Micro Citabria should fly straight with the
control stick at neutral.
Elevator Trim
If your Micro Citabria wants to go up or down, use the digital trim but-
tons located at the left of the right control stick to correct. The model
should fly straight with the control stick at neutral and should have a
steady, shallow climb at full throttle.
Step 12
Throttle Adjustment
1. Climb to an altitude of 10–12 feet with full throttle.
2. To achieve and maintain a level “cruising” altitude, reduce the
power by moving the throttle stick down to approximately 50%
of full-on. The throttle stick is proportional, so you can add or
reduce throttle in small increments as needed to maintain the
altitude that you desire.
3. To reduce altitude, reduce throttle.
4. To increase altitude, increase throttle.
Step 13
Using Elevator
Your Micro Citabria is equipped with a third channel for elevator (pitch
control). Pulling back on the stick provides up elevator. This allows
for shorter takeoffs, better flares for landing, better climb rates, and
more effective turns. However, pulling too far back on the elevator
to climb too quickly will cause the airplane to enter a stall (make the
nose of the plane come down).
To avoid crashing from a stall, always maintain enough altitude to
recover.
Just after a stall has occurred, the nose of the airplane will fall and
the plane will look like it is diving. To pull out of a stall, simply pull
back slowly on the stick (partial up elevator) once your Micro Citabria
has built up airspeed. Remember, pulling back too quickly or for too
long will once again cause the airplane to enter a stall. Effectively
avoiding and recovering from stalls requires experience. Always seek