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Safety Notes
Valid third-party insurance must be obtained before you operate any model aircraft; this is now
a legal requirement.
Before you attempt to assemble and fly the model it is essential to read right through the
building and operating instructions attentively. You alone are responsible for the safe
operation of your RC model aircraft. Young persons should only be permitted to build and
operate this model under the instruction and supervision of an adult who is aware of the
hazards involved in this activity.
In legal terms our models are classed as aircraft, and as such are subject to legal regulations
and restrictions which must be observed. Our brochure “Modellflugrecht, Paragrafen und
mehr” (Model Aviation Law, Legal Requirements and more) is available under Order No.
8034.02, and contains a summary of all these rules. Your local model shop should have a copy
which you can read. You will find more information on this subject in the operating instructions
supplied with your radio control system.
Be sure to use only those parts included in the kit, together with other genuine Graupner ac-
cessories and replacement parts as recommended expressly by us. Even if you change a
single component you can no longer be sure that the system will work reliably, and such
changes also invalidate your guarantee.
Take every care to avoid short-circuits and reversed polarity.
The high energy density of LiPo batteries involves a risk of fire and even explosion.
A radio-controlled model aircraft can only work properly and fulfil your expectations if it is built
very carefully and in accordance with the building instructions. If you wish to avoid injuring
people and damaging property it is essential to be careful and painstaking at all stages of
building and operating your model. Nobody would climb into a full-size aircraft and attempt to
fly it without undergoing suitable training beforehand. Successful model flying is only possible
with suitable training and plenty of practice.
As manufacturers we are not in a position to influence the way you build and operate your RC
model aircraft, and for this reason we deny all liability. All we can do is expressly point out the
hazards involved in this activity.
We suggest that you ask an experienced model flyer for help, or join a model club or flight
training school. Your local model shop and the specialist magazines are excellent sources of
information. If at all possible, it is always best to join a club and fly at the approved model
flying site.
Adhesives contain materials which may be hazardous to health under certain circumstances.
Read and observe the notes and warnings supplied by the manufacturer of these materials.
The operator of the model must be in full possession of his or her bodily and mental faculties.
As with car driving, operating a model aircraft under the influence of alcohol or drugs is not
permissible under any circumstances.
If there are passers-by or spectators at your flying site, make sure that they are aware of the
dangers inherent in your activity before you start the motor, and insist that they keep a safe
distance away.
Always keep a safe distance from people and objects when flying; never fly low over people’s
heads, and never fly directly towards them.
Radio-controlled models should only be flown in a temperature range of -5° to +35° C. Extreme
temperatures can lead to changes in battery capacity and material characteristics, weakened
glued joints and other unwanted effects.
All model flyers should behave in a way that minimises the danger to people and property.
Never act in any manner which will disturb other flyers, and jeopardise safe, orderly flying at
the site.
