WARNING: If you are a beginner, you must seek assistance from an experienced R/C model helicopter pilot. You should be aware that the main rotor blades
and tail rotor blades spin at a very high rpm and are capable of injuring someone if hit by them. You must take care when you are flying to make sure there
are no children or animals in the room. In addition, make sure the room is large enough with no obstacles such as furniture which could be hit while you are
learning to come to terms with the flight characteristics of the mini helicopter.Suitable flying space should be indoors in a large room or if possible, a small
hall or office without obstacles is ideal. In this room you should have all doors closed as any wind can affect the movement of the mini helicopter. If
there is air-conditioning or heating in the room, this should be turned off until you get used to the characteristics and feel of the mini heli.
Make sure the take-off floor is a smooth surface and be prepared until the flight rpm has been reached that the helicopter might slide around on the floor.
We suggest that you avoid using carpet for your first flights as this can cause the skids to catch and cause the helicopter to flip over.
Step 1
First check that all the controls are correct. We suggest you loosen off the two screws of the electric motor and slide it away so that the pinion gear from
the motor is no longer engaged to the main gear. Now turn your transmitter on followed by plugging in the helicopter. Centre all trims and pull the throttle
stick down to the bottom. Please note at this stage that you might have to adjust the throttle trim so in this position, the electric motor is not turning.
Next check the swashplate is level. To adjust this, use the trims on your transmitter for forward and aft and left and right cyclic. Once you have achieved
all these initial settings, unplug the helicopter from its battery and turn the transmitter off. Re-engage the electric motor and make sure that you do not
make the gear mesh too tight between the pinion gears and the main drive gear. To achieve this slide through a piece of paper between the two gears so
there is slightly backslash.
In the appropriate room which is quite large and with no obstacles, place the model in the middle, turn the transmitter on and then plug in the flight battery
and wait until the LED light is activated. Then test that the servos operate properly but please remember do not apply any throttle. Keep the throttle
stick at the off position. If everything is working correctly, position yourself at least 2 metres behind the helicopter and slightly off to one side. Please be
sure that you are able to see the nose of the helicopter. Please note when flying that you always watch the nose of the helicopter. If the nose of the
helicopter twists to the left, you are then required to give right tail rotor to correct this by pushing the left hand stick to the right. . Watch the nose and
slightly apply enough throttle until the model becomes light on its skids.
All helicopters exhibit a small amount of unavoidable drift on take-off due to the side thrust of the tail rotor and also the turbulence coming from the main
rotor blades which is called “rotor wash”. This is mainly noticed as drift to the left just before take-off. Therefore it is possible that the machine will
tend to yaw its nose to the left or right when a small amount of power is applied, then straighten up when more power is applied to give authority to the
model. Observe whether or not the helicopters tips forward or backwards. If it tips forward, you will need to apply elevator trim towards the rear. This is
reversed if it tips the other way. Do this until there is no more detectable forward or backwards or even sideward tendencies.
Always when applying the throttle, please apply it softly. Too much throttle will make the helicopter climb too quickly and you may have difficulties in
correcting it quickly enough.
Step 2
First flights should be what are called “bunny hops”. This is initially applying a slight amount of power to get the machine light on its skids. Once
this has happened, apply more power to lift the machine so it is approximately 30 centimeters off the ground. Watch for any change of direction
of the model. If you cannot correct it immediately, decrease the throttle and land.
This is the initial technique to learn to fly. You must do this until you believe you are starting to put in the right correction commands to keep the
helicopter in one spot. How many times and how many batteries you will achieve this it will depend on your ability to become familiar with the feeling and
feedback from the model. At the preferred height of 30 centimetres which we find is best for flight training, always make sure you watch the nose of your
helicopter not the tail. Keep practising and you will find that your flights will become longer. Also please note that depending on the size of your room, after
a few minutes the air circulating around the room can cause some turbulence created by the model. If you find this is off-putting, we suggest that you land
and let the air settle. Please remember that model helicopters no matter what type will never stay still. They will always require some form of input to stop
the drift or the tendency to turn. This is not a sign of something faulty with the helicopter, but more the nature. As you become more familiar with your
helicopter, you will find that your hand and eye co-ordination will enable input to correct the movement of the helicopter as soon as it starts, and this will
start to show smooth flight.
Step 3
Once you believe you are now familiar with the basic hovering of your helicopter, you should now start experimenting with turning the helicopter slightly to
the left or right using the tail rotor (yaw). Please note always remember if you have turned your helicopter to the left, if you get into any trouble, yaw the
helicopter back to the right so you have the tail pointing at you for easier reference. We suggest that you turn the model some 45 degrees towards you
always remembering to watch the nose. Take-offs are a little easier than landing. This is due to the ground effect turbulence of the rotor blades.
However, spot landing at a modest rate of descent is not as difficult as it might seem.
As you become more proficient with your helicopter finding a larger hall so you can start to fly around more or even on dead calm days, by going outside you
can achieve some forward flying circuits. If you do fly outside, please remember any wind will affect the performance of the mini heli. Please keep this in
mind and do not get surprised if it suddenly climbs or drops without you making any input. This can be caused by a slight breeze or even a thermal wind
coming through.
Remember practice makes perfect and even we suggest buying a computer flight simulator can greatly enhance and speed up the learning technique. In
addition a simulator is great for teaching you “nose in”. This is when the nose of the helicopter is pointing at you which, once this is done, some of the inputs
are reversed which can catch out the novice pilot.
Please keep in mind once you notice that the performance of the helicopter is dropping, this is a sign that the flight pack is going flat. We suggest that you
immediately land and re-charge your battery. And, remember the proper environment of no wind and a large space without obstacles is the key to learning.
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