User’s manual r.0805 EQ45 (EN)
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Tracking the main Blades
At zero pitch, bring the main rotor up to speed and observe whether the rotational planes of the blades are the same. If
they are not, adjust one of the linkages to bring the blades into the same plane.
Apply the two different colored stripe decals to the tips of your main rotor blades.
The training gear is a big help to beginners. They soften
not so perfect landings and help to prevent the helicopter
from tipping over. Even if you have experience flying a
helicopter, please consider using the supplied training
gear for the first few flights.
Flight Instructions
Takeoff
During your first flights it is very helpful to have light winds and a helper to keep an eye on things around you. Also, if
you are flying out of grass, make sure it's cut low as this will allow the helicopter to slide around without catching. Also
make sure there are no obstacles in your flying area to distract you.
Slowly add power and observe the model. If you feel it needs trimming, do so before lift off. You will quickly find that
model helicopters never allow you to return the sticks to centre. You just need to hold the sticks as needed to keep a
steady hover. So please don't fight the trim too much as it is a normal thing to experience, Winds have a large effect on
model helicopters. Please wait for calmer days and slowly work into windy days.
You will notice the cyclic controls lag behind a little from your inputs. This is perfectly normal and something you get the
feel for with time. It's normal to drift around a little in a hover until you get used to flying the model. The cyclic controls
on the EQ.45 RTF are fairly sensitive so only small movements are necessary.
Hovering
Once the helicopter is up in the air simply try to hold the helicopter in one spot as best you can. This can take some
practice and wind has a big effect on the stability of the helicopter as well. Be patient and slowly work forward as trying
to rush the learning process can be costly.
Landing
Level the helicopter into a solid hover and slowly decrease power until the helicopter settles onto the ground.
Basic Maneuvers
Once you get comfortable with hovering at different orientations and landing, it's time to move on to more advanced
maneuvers.
Slow Pirouettes
Add a small amount of tail rotor (left or right) and try rotating the helicopter slightly sideways and see if you can hold it
there. If you get uncomfortable bring the tail back towards you. Once you start getting comfortable, try moving the
helicopter to the side and turning back. Then fly back to the other side in straight lines.
Once you get that down you can try rotating the helicopter around 360 degrees, which is called a pirouette. The
helicopter can drift during these so make sure you have plenty of room when you first start practicing.
After pirouettes it's time to move onto nose-in hovering. The best bet is to wait for a calm day. Take off and climb to 15
feet, practice half pirouettes from tail-in to nose-in hovering, and try to lengthen the delay in between. This will give you
a little practice nose-in and still give you a chance to get out
of trouble. As you improve you'll remain nose-in for longer periods of time.
Now it's time to work into basic forward flight. Just take the basic hovering maneuvers listed above and slowly go out
farther and faster and always bring the helicopter back after one pass. Practice controlled slow flight in close as well.
The more time you spend practicing here the easier things will be later on.
