3
3. FLIGHT CONTROL (After Trimming)
Hover up and down:
When the helicopter flies steadily, you can slowly push the throttle stick up
to make the helicopter fly higher, or release the stick a bit to make the
helicopter fly lower. Only small amounts of stick position change are required
for smooth flying (pic.4 & pic.5).
Turn counterclockwise and clockwise:
Hold the helicopter at a height. Push the direction stick toward the left to
turn counterclockwise (pic.6), or push the direction stick toward the right
to turn clockwise (pic.7). Only a small amount of direction stick change is
required for turns.
Flying forward:
The helicopter will fly forward automatically to record your video and will accelerate when given a slight amount of throttle.
NOTE:
Hovering is half the
battle. If you can maintain your
helicopter in a stable position
in the air you are on your way
to becoming a PRO.
• Put the helicopter on a smooth surface. Uneven floor surface will affect its lifting off.
• Slowly increase the throttle.
NOTE:
Once the helicopter leaves the ground it automatically flies forward slowly.
• DO NOT look at the controller but focus on the helicopter.
• As soon as the helicopter leaves the ground, reduce throttle slightly (in the worst case scenerio, the helicopter will drop back
to the floor, but that is better than crashing against the ceiling).
• VERY gently add throttle if the helicopter goes down.
• VERY gently reduce throttle if helicopter goes up.
• For turning, give short and small inputs to the direction stick (most beginners will easily over control the helicopter).
pic.4
Hover up
pic.5
Hover down
pic.6
pic.7
HOW TO FLY YOUR AIR HOGS
®
HAWK EYE™
1. TRIMMING YOUR HELICOPTER:
2. FLYING INDOORS
Gently push the throttle up to raise your helicopter 1.5 ft. to 3.25 ft. high off the ground.
If your helicopter turns CLOCKWISE, continue to turn the trim to the left until the turning stops
and the helicopter flies straight.
If your helicopter turns COUNTERCLOCKWISE, continue to turn the trim button to the right until the turning stops
and the helicopter flies straight.
Keep turning clockwise
or
Spiral clockwise
Keep turning counterclockwise
or
Spiral counterclockwise
STEP
ONE
STEP
TWO
STEP
THREE
Location
– Fly in a wide-open room [ideally over 10 ft. (W) x 16.5 ft. (L) x 8 ft. (H)], away from breakable items. Avoid flying near vents and/or fans, as these may
overpower the Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ and make it difficult to control.
NOTE:
Always get permission to fly your Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ indoors.
CAUTION:
Never fly near your face. Keep propeller away from your fingers, hair, eyes and other body parts. Always lift from a flat surface. Never hold the
flying toy in your hand when lifting off. Do not launch flying toy at people or animals.
WARNING:
If rotor(s) become damaged or broken, do not fly. Flying with broken rotor(s)
may cause damage or lead to injury.
ACCESSING YOUR VIDEO(S) AND/OR PICTURE(S)
• With parental supervision, follow the steps for charging your
Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ until your computer recognizes your Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ as a drive.
NOTE:
You can charge and access your picture and video files at the
same time.
• Once your computer detects the Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ as a drive you
can access this drive to copy the picture(s) and/or video(s) you have
taken. The files will be in standard JPEG format for the pictures and
standard AVI format for videos. You can view the pictures in this drive
using your preferred software.
• If you wish to save your pictures to your computer, you can copy the
files to your computer. Afterwards, to free up memory space on your
Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ for your next mission, you will have to remove the
files that are on the Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ by transferring the files to
your computer.
• Once you have finished accessing your picture(s) and/or video(s) and the
Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ is fully charged you may disconnect the Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ as per the charging instructions.
• Please note that the Air Hogs
®
Hawk Eye™ does not record sound.
WARNING:
It is rare but possible for a seizure to be triggered by light
flashes or patterns such as those on the computer screen. To reduce
exposure to this potential hazard, sit in a well-lit room, sit an appropriate
distance from the screen and take 10 to 15 minute breaks every hour.
