What this means is that if the plane is coming towards
you and you give right rudder, from your point of view
the plane will go left. But if you were sitting in the
plane, you would see that the plane actually went to
its right as you told it. To help you get acquainted with
this idea, when the plane is coming at you, turn your
body and transmitter to the side while watching the
plane over your shoulder. This will help you to make
the correct control inputs.
Turns:
For most maneuvers, only small stick movements
are required. Making smooth turns takes lots of
practice. First move the rudder about 1/4 to 1/3 travel.
As soon as the plane begins to bank, release the rudder
back to neutral. Repeat this several times for a nice
continual turn (little turn - neutral, little turn - neutral,
and so on). Once the plane is pointing the direction
you want, give a slight bump (not too much) of
opposite rudder to straighten the plane. NOTE: If you
are flying in winds approaching 7 miles per hour, try to
keep the plane in front of you and upwind. If you let it
wander too far downwind, it may be difficult to fly
back to you.
Once you are comfortable using the rudder to
make turns, you may then begin practicing adding in
the elevator. By using the elevator, you can make
sharper, smoother turns and maintain a desired
altitude. You will notice that when you make a turn
with rudder only, you will lose a little altitude. This is
normal. By adding in a small amount of up elevator,
you can easily keep the plane at the
same height. You will notice that when the plane is
banked, the elevator will help turn the airplane and
will allow make sharper turns.
Flight Trimming:
Once the plane is comfortably in the air, point into
the wind and release the transmitter stick. If the plane
wants to go left or right, adjust the rudder trim to
compensate. If the plane wants to gain or lose altitude,
adjust the elevator trim to compensate. The plane
should be "trimmed" so that it will fly straight and level
when the controls are at neutral.
Flight Time:
With a fully charged battery pack, the motor will
run approximately 4 minutes. This will seem like a
long time when you’re flying. At this point, the
autocut-off unit will turn the motor off, leaving you
plenty of radio power to glide the plane.
Landing:
Once the motor cuts off, prepare to land. Always
land as straight into the wind as possible. You may
need to circle the plane a few times to gradually
descend to the ground. Control your rate of descent
with small amounts of elevator while keeping the
plane level. Remember, without motor power the
airplane will fly slower and stall easier, so do not apply
more than a small amount of up elevator.
Just before touchdown, add more up elevator to
flare the airplane for a smooth touch down. Don’t try
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Turning using the
Rudder Only
Turning using Rudder
with elevator
Wind
