GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
Keine Haftung für Druckfehler. Technische Änderungen vorbehalten!
5/2007
Made in Czech Republic
Ident-Nr.0057273
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Please read and observe the following safety notes.
If you ever dispose of the model, be sure to pass them on to the new owner together with the complete building
instructions.
Safety Notes
Be sure to read right through the assembly and operating instructions before you attempt to fly this model for
the first time. You alone are responsible for the safe operation of your radio-controlled model. Young persons
should only be permitted to 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 at all times. Our brochure “Modellflugrecht, Paragrafen und mehr” (Model Aviation
Law, Legal Requirements and more) is available under Order No. 8034.01, and contains a summary of all
these rules. Your local model shop should have a copy which you can read. There are also Post Office
regulations concerning your radio control system, and these must be observed. Refer to your RC system
instructions for more details.
Be sure to use only those parts included in the kit, together with other genuine Graupner accessories 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.
Avoid short-circuits and reversed polarity.
The high energy density of rechargeable 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. 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 and paints contain solvents 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 (at least 5 m behind
the rotational plane of the propeller).
Always keep a safe distance away 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 “normal” weather conditions, i.e. a temperature range of -5°
to +35° C. More 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.
Never operate your model aircraft close to high-tension overhead cables, industrial sites, residential areas,
public roads, squares, school playgrounds, public parks or sports grounds etc.
Pre-flight checks
Check that the radio control system works correctly and at full range before every flight: switch on the
transmitter and the receiving system, and extend the transmitter aerial to its full length; walk away from the
model, and check that all the control surfaces work smoothly and immediately at an appropriate distance;
check also that they deflect in the correct “sense” in relation to the stick movements. Repeat the check with
the motor running, while a friend holds the model securely for you.
If you are a relative beginner to this type of model flying, we recommend that you enlist an experienced model
pilot to help you check and test-fly the model.