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Set the transmitter timer to about 80% of the known flight duration.
Connect the battery to your crafts FC inputs and wait for the
engine controller beeps to stop.
Stand about 4m away from your craft and behind the craft with the
craft facing directly away from you.
Check the 50m flight safety perimeter you have established, also
checking behind you for children running in to see what you are
doing.
Survey the area; look for obstacles that you might not have seen
previously, like power-lines and overhead wires.
Never fly your craft near a controlled aerodrome or in controlled
airspace.
Check the weather conditions, the wind speed and direction. Do not
fly in gusty strong wind at any time. Always try and fly the craft with
the wind at your back so the craft will drift directly away from you.
Always keep your eyes on the craft when in flight – if people approach
you inside your safety perimeter to talk to you or to ask questions
whilst you are flying the craft do not engage in the conversation and
ask them to stand well clear of you until you have landed.
Re-check your perimeter and raise the throttle slowly and check to
see if the craft wants to tilt to one direction or another; sometimes
you may need to adjust the trim on your TX to get a level flight,
however most times the craft will fly perfectly first time if you have
installed the electronics and the software has been set correctly—
check with the Flight Control manufacturer for standard or beginner
settings for the craft.
Take offs are sometimes easier with a short burst of power to lift the
craft off the ground.
Hold the craft in a controlled hover directly in front of you about 2-3m
off the ground away from “ground effect” prop wash. When you have
mastered this hover position you can then move on to rolling the craft
gently from side to side and forward and backward. Make sure that
you always stand behind the craft, this makes for easy orientation of
the flight controls.
Repeat this exercise several times before you take the craft any
higher.
Always fly the craft well away from people and / or property. Always
check for children nearby.
Summary of Contents for VM 6
Page 1: ...1 S e r i e s B u i l d M a n u a l D r o i d w o r x L t d N e w Z e a l a n d...
Page 3: ...3 F l i g h t o p e r a t i o n a n d s a f e t y...
Page 8: ...8 A ss e mb l y o v e r v i e w...
Page 10: ...10 A ss e mb l y I n s t r u c t i o n s...
Page 11: ...11 Part 1 Landing Gear Assembly...
Page 21: ...21 Your final setup should now look like this 12...
Page 22: ...21 P a r t 2 C e n t e r P l a t e a n d B o o m A ss e mb l y i n s t r u c t i o n s...
Page 29: ...28 Your setup should now look like this 12...
Page 32: ...31 To build the VM6 core is exactly the same as the VM4 except there are no spacers required 2...
Page 35: ...34 To build the VM8 core is exactly the same as the VM4 except there are no spacers required 2...
Page 37: ...36 P a r t 4 E n g i n e M o u n t A ss e mb l y...
