FLYING YOUR QQ EXTRA 300G2
Selecting a Flying Site
Selecting a flying site is critical to a successful flight. Airplanes
require a lot more room than other R/C products, therefore, a
neighborhood or parking lot is not recommended. A local AMA field
is the best location for flying your QQ Extra 300G2. If no AMA field
is available in your area, a large open field with short grass and
generous overfly area is the best candidate. Know your overfly
area. Ensure that there are no houses, playgrounds, people or
other buildings that may be damaged if the airplane were to crash.
Takeoff
Taxi or place the aircraft on the runway centerline, with the nose
pointed into the wind. Select Mode 2, then set throttle trim so that
the motor spins at it's lowest RPM without stopping. Smoothly
advance the throttle to full while maintaining directional control with
the rudder and slight up pressure on the elevator. The airplane
should lift off smoothly before the throttle is fully open. Fly in Flight
Mode 2 until the aircraft is fully trimmed (see special trimming
instructions), and you are comfortable with it's handling, then
explore the other modes as desired.
Flying
Altitude is your friend on the first flight. Briskly climb to a safe
altitude and trim the airplane. The airplane should fly straight
and level at 1/2-3/4 power with no input from the sticks. Try
some basic maneuvers, and slowly progress into the airplane's
flight envelope as you become more comfortable with the
airplane's flight qualities and perfect your setup.
Note: if at
any time, such as after gain adjustments, you experience
unexpected control system inputs or oscillations, switch
to Mode 1, and land and troubleshoot the issue. (Mode 1
turns the sensor inputs off with default programming)
Trimming
The first several flights on your QQ Extra 300G2 should be
dedicated to trimming and setup. Fly the airplane at 2/3 power in
Flight Mode 2 and trim for level flight. Land, adjust linkages and
return the trim to zero, and fly again. Repeat until the airplane flies
hands off, straight and level. Transmitter trim or sub-trim will cause
trim shifts when different flight modes are selected. To eliminate this
trim shift, you can mechanically trim the model, or you can
complete Aura "Quick Trim".
Aura Quick Trim
The Aura 8 features a Quick Trim Mode that eliminates the need for
mechanical linkage adjustments during test flights. Aura will learn
the trim values from your transmitter, and apply them to the control
surfaces at power up when enabling quick trim mode.
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USE CAUTION WHEN FLYING YOUR QQ EXTRA 300G2 IN
FLIGHT MODE 3 AT HIGH AIRSPEEDS. DOING SO CAN
INDUCE CONTROL SURFACE OSCILLATIONS AND MAY
CAUSE A CRASH.
Landing
Be mindful of your flight time and allow adequate battery
reserve for a couple of landing attempts, if necessary, on the
first few flights. Select Flight Mode 2 and slow the airplane
and align with the runway, into the wind. Keep the throttle at
1/8-1/4 power for the majority of the decent. The airplane
should descend smoothly in this configuration with proper
airspeed. Once you are close to the ground, gradually close
the throttle fully and begin to smoothly apply up elevator as
required to arrest descent and the airplane should gently
touch down with a short roll out.
Remember, you can always
smoothly advance the throttle to full, and make a go-
around to set up for another landing.
You don't have to
land on the first attempt.
Fly the airplane in Flight Mode 2. Trim the aircraft with the
transmitter and land.
DO NOT CHANGE FLIGHT MODES.
Power off the Aura. Insert a bind plug into
Aura Port S3
(you will need to remove the servo lead that is currently in
S3). Check the transmitter is on and repower the Aura.
Wait 5 seconds for the Aura to completely initialize. Confirm
Quick Trim mode is active by checking the Blue LED is
slowly flashing.
Remove the bind plug from
Aura Port S3
, and re-install the
servo that was previously removed into S3. Removing the
bind plug stores the current trims in the Aura. The Blue LED
will flash quickly after control surface trim values are stored.
While the trim values are stored in Aura, they are not
applied to the control surface(s) until the Aura is repowered.
Remove power from the Aura and center all control surface
trims on the transmitter.
Re-power the Aura. The control surfaces should be
unchanged even though the trim has been centered on the
Transmitter. Switch between other Flight Modes to ensure
you do not see any changes in trim.
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CAUTION
NOTE:
Quick Trim can also be used BEFORE flying to make
small changes to center the control surfaces before flight.
NOTE:
ENSURE AILERON/ELEVATOR/RUDDER
TRANSMITTER SUB-TRIMS ARE ZERO
BEFORE
FLYING FOR QUICK TRIM PROCESS
NOTE:
QUICK TRIM IS
NOT
AVAILABLE TO PWM
CONNECTION USERS. IF YOU ARE USING A PWM
CONNECTION, YOU WILL NEED TO
MECHANICALLY
TRIM THE MODEL.
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