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FLYING THE H-KING FLOATER JET
FLYING THE H-KING FLOATER JET
Now you are at a safe height, well upwind and nicely trimmed you can practice some gentle
turns. Using just the ailerons try turning left or right, move the stick a small amount and
watch the model as it banks, once you have the desired amount of bank (don't overdo this,
keep it gentle) move the stick back almost to neutral and the model will settle into a gentle
turn, you may need to apply a small amount of up elevator as it turns, avoid too much eleva-
tor as you could end up stalling.
While you are practicing these turns try and keep the model upwind of yourself, if it ends up
downwind things can go wrong very quickly and you will start moving the controls in the
wrong direction. Remember when the model is coming towards you the ailerons appear to
work back to front ie: if you move the stick left as the model is flying towards you it will go to
your right and if you move the stick right the model will go to your left. This problem is only
overcome with practise, one way that helps is that if the model is flying towards you and the
left wing as you are looking at it drops then push the stick to the left and vice versa.
At this point should should be flying gentle turns left and right upwind and before the battery
goes flat we need to think about landing. A good well planned circuit should end up with the
model in the right place to execute a reasonably good landing. You can do a left or righthand
circuit, whichever you are more comfortable with. For the purpose of this exercise w
e
will do a
lefthand circuit. At a safe height fly the model off to your left still well upwind then turn the
model left and head downwind, reduce the power at this point to start gently loosing height
and fly down the lefthand side of your landing area. Allow it to come past yourself a little and
just downwind of you then do a 90° lefthand turn towards the approach path of your landing
area. If you are bit high at this point reduce power a bit more, if you think you are a bit low
gently apply some power to stop the descent. When approaching the center line of your
landing area do another 90° turn to the left and line up into wind on your landing area. Now
reduce power completely and allow the model to glide as trimmed keeping the wings level
with the ailerons. If the model is trimmed correctly and you keep the wings level it will just
land itself, when you have a bit more experience you can apply a small amount of up eleva-
tor when it is just above the ground to raise the nose and flare to a gentle landing.
Ok, so hopefully you have had a successful flight but things do not always go as planned
when you are learning. If you are flying and things start to go wrong the first thing to do is
not panic!! Close the throttle immediately you loose control, completely let go of the control
sticks and let them go to neutral, if the model is trimmed correctly it will slowly recover itself
into a gentle glide. Once in the glide gently turn it into wind and keep the wings level and
allow it to land. Recompose yourself and think about what went wrong and if the model is
still in once piece have another go. The worst situation is a spiral dive, in a spiral dive the
model looses height very quickly and unless recovery is done correctly the model will end up
crashing. If a spiral dive develops then once again the first thing to do is to close the throttle
completely, determine very quickly whether it is a left or righthand spiral, apply opposite
aileron until the wings are level then apply elevator to pull out of the dive. Whatever you do,
do not put in up elevator when the model is in the spiral as this will only exaggerate the
problem and you will crash even quicker.
As mentioned at the start it is always best to enlist the help of an experienced model pilot who
can stand next to you while you are flying to give help and advice and can grab the controls if
things go wrong. There are plenty of model flying clubs and societies around with members who
are always willing to help with newcomers so please search you area before going it alone.
Have fun and enjoy flying your
H-King Floater Jet.
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