10
FLIGHT CONTROLS
Before your first flight it is important to center all your control surfaces to their neutral positions.
Turn on the transmitter with the throttle stick in the lowest (OFF) position and plug in the flight
battery. This will initialize the servos. Center the digital trims, a long beep indicates center. The
control surfaces for the elevator and rudder should be in their neutral position and not deflected in
any direction. If they are not in their neutral position you will need to adjust the length of the
pushrod by screwing the clevis in or out. To open, gently pry the clevis arms apart using a flat
blade screwdriver. Disengage the clevis from the control horn and screw in or out as appropriate
so that when re-attached to the control horn the control surface is in its neutral position. When
satisfied that they are correct, snap the clevises shut and slide the clevis keepers back into
position to keep them secure.
Center all digital trims on the
transmitter to their neutral positions and
lower the throttle stick to off.
Check that the control surface movement is
in the correct direction. When the elevator
stick is down the elevator moves up. When
the elevator stick is moved up, the elevator
moves down.
Adjust the clevis in or out by screwing until
the control surface is at neutral when clevis
is attached.
On this 3 channel airplane the rudder is
controlled by the right-hand stick. When the
stick is moved right the rudder moves right.
When the stick is moved left the rudder
moves left. In a 3 channel airplane the
rudder controls the roll of the aircraft. When
you transition to 4 channel controls, the roll
will be controlled by the ailerons and the
yaw will be controlled by the rudder. In the
4 channel configuration the rudder function
will move to the left stick (in Mode 2) and the
ailerons will be on the right stick.
