1.
Getting the aircraft down to earth is easy, landing it safely where you want it is a little harder so pre
plan you landing.
2.
Most people want to land where they took-off from so practice a circuit that flys straight over your
take-off area.
3.
Gradually lower the height of the circuit as you become more confident.
4.
Make sure the approach and landing area are safe to land in.
5.
Commit to landing, lower the throttle to virtually no power and the aircraft will become a glider
(remember you have power if you need it)
6.
Keep the model straight and level and allow the model to glide towards the landing area gradually
losing height.
7.
At around one metre you can start to apply up elevator which will slow the decent and slow the
model down even more. This is known as the flair.
8.
Let the model gradually slow and descend until it touches the floor as slow as possible avoiding the
stall. A big mistake is to force the model down, you do not normally need down elevator to land.
9.
Breathe a sigh of relief as you have just flown a model aircraft and successfully landed it. From now
on practice will get you better and better, ready for the next Max-Thrust model.
Landing the aircraft:
