Skysprite instruction manual
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FMA Direct
Things you should know before you fly Skysprite
Where to fly.
You’ll need an open area about the size of a
baseball field, football field or soccer field. A large, empty
parking lot is also good. Avoid areas with trees, power lines,
houses, buildings, cars and people. If the area is paved or
hard dirt, Skysprite can take off from the surface. Otherwise,
you’ll need to launch it by hand.
Wind speed.
Don’t fly if the wind is moving tree branches or
blowing dust and dirt. A strong wind could blow Skysprite
away. A gentle, steady breeze that you can barely feel is good
for flying.
Wind direction.
Always take off or hand launch Skysprite
into the wind (the wind will be in your face). Always land
Skysprite into the wind. Why? Flying into the wind provides
more lift when Skysprite is moving slowly over the ground. A
length of ribbon or sewing thread tied to the top of the Trans-
mitter antenna will tell you which way the wind is blowing.
Always keep Skysprite upwind from you: if you are facing
into the wind, and Skysprite is in front of you, it is upwind
from you. Why? If the Airplane Battery runs down, the wind
will help Skysprite glide back toward you, instead of away
from you.
Light wind
You
Best flying area
Frequencies.
Skysprite is available on two frequencies:
27MHz and 49MHz. You and someone else can fly
Skysprites on different frequencies at the same time. You can-
not fly two Skysprites on the same frequency at the same time.
RECOMMENDED: trim for a circle.
Until you learn how
to control Skysprite in the air, you should set it up to fly in a
circle. This will keep it nearby so you can see how it reacts
when you use the Transmitter controls. To trim for a left turn,
gently bend the rudder trim tab to the left about 1/32".
Bend rudder trim tab
1/32" to left
Holding the Transmitter.
Before you fly the airplane for the
first time, figure out how you will hold the Transmitter and
press its buttons. There are two possibilities:
z
One-handed method:
Squeeze the Motor Trigger
with your index finger and
press the Direction Switch
with the thumb on the same
hand.
z
Two-handed method:
Squeeze the Motor
Trigger with the index
finger on the hand
holding the Transmit-
ter. Press the Direction
Switch with the thumb
on the other hand.
Flight behavior.
Here is how Skysprite responds to the Transmitter controls:
If the Motor is...
and the Direction Switch is...
then Skysprite will...
On
centered
fly straight ahead and up
On
left (or right)
fly left (or right) and down
Off
centered
fly straight ahead and down