User's Manual

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Nowthatyou’veselectedasuitableflyingareayou’rereadytofly!Andwhenmakingyourfirstflights

wesuggestfollowingthesesteps:

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 Increasethespeedoftherotorbladesuntilthemodelbeginstoliftoffbyraisingtheleft‐

hand/throttlestickSLOWLY.DONOTraisethesticktooquicklyasthemodelcouldclimbtoo

fastcausingyoutolosecontroland/ormakecontactwiththeceilingorotherobjectsabove

(thisisoneofthemostcommonwaysmostfirst‐timepilotscrash).

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 Liftthemodeloffthegroundapproximately18‐24inchesandconcentrateonbalancingthe

left‐hand/throttlestickpositionsothehelicopterholdsasteadyhoveraltitude.Itmayalsobe

helpfultomakeafewshort‘hops’toanaltitudeofjustafewinchesuntilyou’refamiliarand

morecomfortablewiththecontrolinputsandtrimsettingsrequiredtomaintainasteady

hoverandaltitude.However,keepinmindthatwhenonlyafewinchesoffthegroundyou’ll

bein‘groundeffect’whichwillcausethehelicoptertomovearoundmorethanittypically

wouldatapproximately18‐24inchesofaltitude.

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 You’llfindthatitsometimestakesminorthrottleadjustmentstomaintainaltitudeinhover.

Remembertokeeptheseadjustmentsasminimalaspossibleaslargeadjustmentscould

resultinalossofcontroland/orapossiblecrash.

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 Whileattemptingtoestablishalow‐levelhoveroutofgroundeffect(approximately18‐24

incheshighorhigher)youcanchecktoseeifanyrudderchanneltrimadjustmentsare

requiredtohelpkeepthenoseofthehelicopterfromconstantlyturning(yawing)totheleft

orright.Ifyoufindthatthenoseofthehelicopterconstantlydriftsleftorrightitmaybebest

tolandthemodelbeforemakinganyadjustmentsusingthetrimlever(pleaseseethe

‘TransmitterDetails’and‘FlightControlsandTrimming’sectionsofthismanualformore

information).

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It’simportanttocontinuemakingrudderchanneltrimadjustmentsasneededuntilthe

helicoptercanhoveratanaltitudeofapproximately18‐24

inches(orhigher)withverylittle

driftingordirectionalcontrolinput.Andwhileit’snotpossibletoeliminatealldrifting

completelyitispossibletogetveryclose.Also,ifthisisyourfirsthelicoptermodelitmaybe

besttoenlistthehelpofanexperiencedhelicopterpilottotrimthemodelforyoubefore

makingyourfirstflight.Aproperlytrimmedhelicopterismucheasierandmoreenjoyableto

fly!

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 Whenthehelicopterisproperlytrimmedmaintainastablehoverandpractice usingthe

rudderandelevatorcontrolstogetafeelforhowthehelicopterrespondsto

variouscontrol

inputs.Remembertokeepthecontrolinputsasminimalaspossibletopreventover‐

controllingthehelicopter.

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