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Flying BIONIC BIRD
* Launching: Push the throttle stick ¾ of the way up. Always point BIONIC BIRD facing
the wind, launch the bird from your hand with a gentle horizontal toss. Let it gain some
altitude before trying any turns. If it flies downward, you can try with the tail one notch
higher.
* Gliding flight: To make BIONIC BIRD glide: gain altitude, reduce speed and get the bird
flying straight, then cut the throttle.
* Out of range: If BIONIC BIRD flies out of range of the transmitter, just get closer to the
bird and it will connect again immediately.
* Emergency landing: If you need to land BIONIC BIRD quickly (in a risky situation), turn
right or left to maximum and cut throttle, then release the direction stick. BIONIC BIRD
will nosedive towards the ground. Generally, doing tight turns will cause BIONIC BIRD to
descend. It is a good way to control its flight.
WARNING: do not keep the direction stick at maximum on one side for a long time, even
when the bird is not flying because it could cause the steering micro-motor to overheat.
* End of flight: When BIONIC BIRD flight becomes less powerful it is time to recharge it
(see above). When the LiPO battery inside bird is 95% empty the power to the wings will
be cut and the bird will glide down to the ground.
* Battery power off: It may happen sometimes at the end of the flight, that the battery
voltage become too low, and it powers off automatically (bird LED is OFF), although the
switch is still ON.
No problem, when you put the bird back on charge, it will be reactivated.
First flight - Adjusting the wings
From the very first flight, it is essential to check the wings balance, to adjust it if needed.
To do this, it needs to fly outdoor without any wind, and set the tail in flat position (notch
1).
If while flying, you notice the following unbalanced flight:
- Immediately when launched, the bird turns to one side and go directly to the ground (big
unsteadiness).
- The direction stick is in the middle position but the bird turn left or right in small circles.
- It seems that the bird turns more easily to one side than to the other.
Then you will have to trim the wings.
A bag with small pieces of aluminium tape (ballast) is supplied with your BIONIC BIRD.
You must ballast opposite wings to the turning side you observed (in other words, the tape
must be stuck on the end of the wings which on the external of the turning).
