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SETTING UP THE TRANSMITTER
CONTROL SURFACE DIRECTION
The F-16 fly’s on a delta mixing system refer to you radio manual on how to set up you control surfaces.
RANGE CHECKING BEFORE FLIGHT
Before your first flight, it is a very good idea to check whether you will have the maximum range possible.
This is achieved by getting a helper to hold the plane while you walk away from the plane while the set and
plane both turned on and the aerial on the transmitter fully down. With everything set up correctly you should
be able to walk 20 to 30 paces away before the servos begin to twitch around. If you only achieve a short
distance before erratic behaviour of the servos or motor then you must not fly and check out and rectify the
problem before attempting to fly. Re-routing the aerial away from the battery and servo/ motor leads will
often help!
CHARGING THE BATTERY
The LiPo battery provides power for the receiver, the servos and the motor.
The model operates on a “LiPo” battery (similar to your mobile phone batt.). Do not discharge these batteries
until “flat” - As soon as the model starts to loose power – Re charge the battery fully. Always charge the
battery before storage.
The battery is charged using the supplied “Balance Charger”.
The individual cells are charged separately to correctly balance the battery cells – so plug the 4 wire
connector into the purple charger.
The battery will take around 1.5 hours to charge from flat. The
RED
light indicates all connections are correct and when the Green Charge
light (Indicates charging is underway) goes OFF - you know the
battery is fully charged.
The Charger operates on 12 Vlt DC. The included 240 to 12 Volt adapter may be used to power the charger
from your home power points. Attach the GREEN plug from the selection and fit to the adapter lead. If the
polarity is wrong – the RED charger light will not illuminate – reverse the connection to rectify. Plug the
adapter into the charger for charging. The charger may also be powered from a 12 Vlt. DC battery – like a
car battery, to enable charging away from the home. Attach the lead with “alligator” clips to the DC battery
(
RED
to
+
BLACK
to
-
)
LEVEL FLIGHT
UP ELEVATOR
LEFT AILERON
RIGHT AILERON
DOWN ELEVATOR
