FIRST FLIGHTS
Checks You Should Make
Before you attempt to fly your model you should
perform some final checks:
1. Fully charge your radio and flight batteries following
the manufacturers instructions.
2.Check the direction of travel of your control surfaces
and the operation of the motor controller per the
manufacturers instructions.
3.Range check your radio system per the
manufacturers instructions.
4. Double check that you have installed the screws in
the servo control arms and that the clevis are
snapped tightly on the control horns.
We strongly recommend that you get help from an
experienced R/C pilot to learn to fly if you are just
beginning. You should be able to find help at your
local dealer or club field.
Flying Your E-Hawk
First of all, if you are flying with other flyers, check to
make sure they are not operating on the same
frequency as you. If they are, do not turn on your
radio until they have safely landed and have turned
their radios off.
Secondly, even though the E-Hawk is very easy to fly,
if you are a novice modeler/pilot, we highly
recommend that you seek the help of an experienced
modeler for your first few flights. He can save you a
lot time and possible disappointment by helping you
get your model in the air safely and getting it trimmed
out for you.
Important: The radio control system is set up to
operate the control surfaces just like a real airplanes
as if the pilot (you) are sitting in cockpit controlling the
airplane. When you want the plane to dive, you push
the elevator stick forward (up), to climb you pull the
stick back (down), to turn right, you move the aileron
stick to right with elevator up and visa versa. When
you want to turn the motor on you push the throttle
stick forward and when you want to turn the motor off
you pull the stick back. It is the turning that causes
the most problems with novice pilots because when
the plane is flying towards you a right turn command
on the transmitter cause the plane to turn to your left
(which is the planes r ight). Get the picture?
For tunately the up and down commands do not
change. The easiest way to conquer this problem is to
try and always face your body near the direction the
planes is flying. This means that you will have to look
over your shoulder at times, but many modelers find
this an easy way to learn.
THE FIRST FLIGHTS
You should always use the first few flights to get
accustomed to your new air plane and its flying
characteristics. Keep the model upwind and climb to a
good comfortable altitude to cut off the motor and trim
your E-Hawk for a glide. At altitude cut the motor and
start your glide. Have an experienced modeler adjust
the trims of the transmitter for you until the plane will
glide straight and level without any other control input.
Once the trims are set practice making smooth turns
in both directions while losing as little altitude as
possible. When the E-Hawk starts to get too low for
comfort turn the motor back on and climb back up to
altitude. Practice this climbing and gliding until you
are comfortable with the airplane.
Depending on the battery you use the E-Hawk will
make 2 to 3 good climbs up to a nice ther mal
searching altitude from single battery charge. Once
the Auto Cut-off Device or ESC shuts off the power to
the motor you will need to set up for your landing.
Continue to make smooth gently turns while lining up
the E-Hawk with your landing strip. Once you are set
up to land keep the wings level and let the model
settle in for an nice gentle landing while adding up
elevator to keep the nose up slightly as the plane
slows down. Make several flights like this to really
familiarize yourself with the characteristics of your
model and to learn the glide and distance covering
abilities of the E-Hawk. Once you have mastered a
good “comfort level” you are ready to start searching
for thermals which will really increase your flight times.
Safety Precautions
You as the pilot of this radio controlled model are
responsible for any accidents that may occur during its
use. We recommend that you fly your model at a
model club field which is specially set up for model
flying. But always be sure that you operate the model
in a safe and careful manner and observe the
FIRST FLIGHTS
