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Landing should always be done into the wind with the wing level.
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To prepare for landing from normal flight, make a shallow turn so that the airplane is flying directly into the wind. Make small turns
to level the wing, then pull back completely on the throttle control stick to turn off the motor. When you do this, the airplane will gradu
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ally descend straight ahead.
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Allow the airplane to gradually descend. If the airplane seems to be descending too fast, gently pull back on the right-hand
control stick to make the airplane pitch up to level flight. This will bleed off speed and slow the descent. Once the airplane has slowed
down, release the control stick and allow the airplane to continue its descent. Once the airplane is about 15 feet (5metres) off the
ground, make sure that the wing is level and continue a shallow descent. Just before touch-down, gently pull back on the right-hand
control stick to level the airplane with the ground for landing.
If you need to turn the airplane while descending for landing, make gentle, shallow turns. Making steep turns may
cause the airplane to stall and crash. Also, you should just try to land anywhere on your flying field, as long as it's into the wind.
Don't try to land in a particular spot. You can do that once you've mastered flying the airplane.
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After landing, unplug and remove the flight battery from the fuselage, then turn off the transmitter. Allow the flight battery to cool
completely, then recharge it for your next flight.
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When the airplane climbs you will notice that it will begin to lose speed. You'll also notice that the airplane will gain
speed when the airplane descends. If you climb too steeply, the airplane may slow down so much that it stops flying and stalls.
Conversely, if you descend too steeply, the airplane may fly so fast that you begin to lose control. For these reasons, we suggest
using small, gentle control inputs to prevent this from happening.
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To turn the airplane, you need to move the right-hand control stick in the direction you want the airplane to turn, either right or left.
To make smooth, gentle turns, gently move the control stick in the direction you want the airplane to turn and
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the control stick
in that position for a second or two and the airplane will begin to turn. After the airplane has turned in the direction you want, move
the control stick gently in the opposite direction to level the wing, then allow the control stick to return to center.
The longer you hold the control stick over, the tighter the radius the airplane will turn in. We recommend gentle turns
until you are proficient with the flight characteristics of the airplane.
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Do not hold the right-hand control stick either right or left for more than a few seconds. Hold it over only long enough
for the airplane to begin to bank and turn. Holding the control stick over longer can cause the airplane to roll too steeply and the
nose to drop rapidly, possibly causing a crash to occur.
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When going into a turn, the airplane will have a natural tendency to lose some altitude. Unless you want to descend, you should
gently pull back on the right-hand control stick to keep the airplane level during the turn. The steeper the turn the more altitude the
airplane will lose and the more you will need to pull back on the control stick.
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You should continue to fly, making circles and S-turns for about 3 minutes or so. This will give you plenty of time for landing. Re
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member for now to keep the motor at full power and use gentle control inputs to keep the airplane level throughout the entire flight.
Also remember to keep in mind that when you make turns the airplane will want to lose altitude, so you'll need to pull back gently on
the control stick to keep the airplane level.
If there is any wind when you are flying, you will notice that when the airplane turns into the wind it will slow down and
climb slightly. When this happens, gently move the control stick forward to pitch the airplane down if you don't want the airplane to
climb. When the airplane turns down-wind (with the wind), the airplane will speed up and descend slightly. You should gently pull
back on the control stick to keep the airplane from descending too much while flying down-wind.
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After some practice, you will learn how to minimize the amount of up and down, and right and left movements of the airplane and
be able to control the airplane in a smooth and graceful manner.
When flying toward you, you will notice that it seems that the right and left controls are reversed. An easy way to learn to
overcome this confusion is to move the right/left control stick toward the "lower" side of the wing to level the airplane.
You can also try to "envision yourself in the cockpit." This helps a lot when trying to coordinate right and left turns when
the airplane is flying toward you.
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