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Charging Your Delta Defender:
The Delta Defender’s charger ensures an accurate charge every time. During the charge cycle, it continually
monitors the battery’s current and voltage.
1. Make sure the transmitter and Delta Defender power switches are turned “OFF.”
2. Attach the transmitter’s charge lead (in the bottom of the transmitter) into the charging port on the Delta
Defender. Make sure the red dot on the charge lead faces the rear of the Delta Defender to prevent damaging
the battery.
3. The LED indicator on the transmitter will be solid when the battery is being charged, and then the LED will flash
when battery is close to full. The LED will go out when battery is fully charged.
Lifting Off for the First Flight:
1. Pull the throttle stick down to the bottom of its travel and then turn
”ON” the transmitter.
2. Keeping everything clear from the rotors, turn “ON” the Delta
Defender power switch.
3. Place the Delta Defender on the ground with the tail pointing
towards you.
4. Gently push the throttle stick up; the main rotor will spin up and
the Delta Defender will take off. Climb to 1.0–1.5 meters (3–5 feet)
high and hold that height.
Note
: It may be necessary to “arm” the helicopter by quickly moving
the throttle stick through its range from low to full throttle and back
before the helicopter responds.
5. If you notice that the Delta Defender wants to “wander/turn” to
the left or right, some steering adjustments may be necessary.
(See Making Flight Adjustments below.)
Note
: If you do not have previous helicopter flying experience, we
recommend that you hand launch the Delta Defender. This is easily
accomplished by grasping the Delta Defender between the landing skids and tail boom while applying throttle.
At approximately half to 3/4 throttle, the Delta Defender can be safely released into the air.
6. You may notice the Delta Defender takes up to 2 seconds for controls to initialize. This should be considered
normal.
Making Flight Adjustments: (Delta Defender turns left or right)
The steering trim makes small adjustments to the Delta Defender’s direction. If the nose (front) turns right,
press the opposite trim to the direction the Delta Defender is turning. Tones will become softer as more left
trim is added and louder as more right trim is added. A long tone will be heard when trim is at center. Turns
right, trim left; turns left, trim right. Use only small amounts of trim (press the trim once or twice) to adjust the
trim setting.
Note
: Right and left are viewed as if you were sitting inside the helicopter in the pilot seat.
Flight Control:
For smooth control of the Delta Defender always make
small control movements.
• Flying up and down: When your Delta Defender is
stable in the air, gently push/pull the stick up/down to
make it fly higher/lower.
• Turning left and right: After you are proficient in
controlling the flying height of your Delta Defender,
try turning left/right by moving the steering stick to
the same direction.
• The Delta Defender has a plastic balance weight on
the carbon boom below the main body to adjust the
flight speed. The recommended position at the rear
is for slowest forward speed. As you become more
experienced slide the adjuster progressively towards
the front to increase the forward speed.
Important
: Your Delta Defender has a range of up to
18–20 feet (5–6 meters). Make sure to fly close enough
to keep your Delta Defender within the operating range
of the transmitter.
How to Charge:
Transmitter battery installation:
It may be necessary to loosen and remove
the 2 Phillips screws on the back of the
battery cover of the transmitter to install the
transmitter batteries.
Charge flight battery with your transmitter:
IMPORTANT
: Make sure the transmitter and Delta Defender have their power turned ‘OFF’ before charging.
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CHG
Turns right
Open Cover
Install 4x Batteries
(Check polarity)
Close Cover
Main rotor
Stabilizer
Connecting shaft
Tail rotor
Charging port
Landing gear
Balance weight
Steering trim/Channel selector
Steering
Throttle
Power/charge indicator
Power switch
Trim left/
Channel A
Turns left
Trim right/
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