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Assembly & Operation Manual
Take
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Off
Do some taxi tests before your flight! Make sure you are familiar with all settings and
make sure the model track straight on the ground without rudder input.
Choose a fine day for the maiden flight. Select take off flap or flight mode 1 and open
throttle. Gently pull back on stick 40m down the runway. Raise the flaps and gear at
safe altitude. If the ailerons feel sluggish
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select higher rate. Land and adjust to fit
your need.
Slow Flight
Most of the first flight should be utilized to get familiar with the slow speed flight charac-
teristics. Select the flaps to the takeoff position; there should be no pitch change. Ex-
tend the gear and select full landing flaps; adjust the power to maintain level flight and
a speed of about 80
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90mph. Climb to a safe altitude and slow the model to the edge
of a stall to know where that edge is.
Landing
Fly a complete circuit before landing. Approach from the downwind side and lower the
LG. Fly a complete circuit getting use to the power required. On the next circuit lower
the flaps. It is very important to get the nose up for landing. Use elevator to get nose
up and throttle to change altitude. You will need to work out a glide slope to fit your run
way. Just before touch down
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pull more elevator to flare model. If you do not get the
nose up
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it will be difficult to stop in time. Do not pull to much elevator in glide slope
as you may ran out of elevator. There is fine line between just right and too much. Do
not use speed brakes for landing on maiden. Let the model roll out and apply brakes.
One engine
We have tested the F4 for single engine flight. It is very stable if your setup is correct
as per manual. We suggest lower power and fly landing circuit and land. Only extend
LG and flaps on a long final once F4 is lined up with the runway.
We at Skymaster wish you many happy flights with your F4! Add some landing lights
and load those weapons.
Anton Lin and Skymaster Team!
