Avios SPITFIRE MK1a, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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FLYING YOUR SPITFIRE
Before flying make sure you have followed closely the set-up guidelines on pages 6 to 9. Start by taxying
around a little to get used to the ground handling. Always make sure you use full up elevator when taxying
to avoid nosing over and to keep pressure on the tailwheel, keep the flaps up and use the throttle gently.
This will keep the model tracking steady and true, plus it has the added bonus of looking more scale like.
For take-off you will want to hold some right rudder to counter the rotational torque on the initial roll out.
Slowly advance the throttle and ease of a little of the full up elevator but keep enough to still hold the tail
on the ground, correct with the rudder as necessary to keep the Spitfire running straight and true. As the
speed builds ease of the amount of up elevator so that the tail lifts and keep increasing the throttle. At
about 3/4 throttle the Spitfire should start to lift off the ground and begin the climb out.
Once airborne retract the landing gear as soon as you are comfortable and start enjoying the thrill of flying
a Spitfire. With the power of the 6S set-up you will find you can cruise happily on around 50-60% throttle
which is more than sufficient for a scale speed to be achieved. Opening the throttle up to full is very
exciting but generally is not necessary. A full airshow routine can be performed including loops, rolls, low
banked passes, split S's etc and all the large and vertical manoeuvres are possible. An average flight time
with mixed throttle settings is approximately 7-8 minutes. Your Spitfire may drop a wing if really pushed
near the stall, that said the stall is quite benign and any wing drop can be picked up easily by the rudder,
do not attempt to pick the wing up with ailerons as this will only exaggerate the problem, a small amount of
down elevator then a small application of power will get you flying properly once more, explore the stall
characteristics and recovery at a reasonable altitude.
Landing the Spitfire Mk5 is a real pleasure and a treat for those who like to practice scale type approaches
as the Spitfire needs to be flown onto the ground through a powered descent. Bringing the wheels down
and selecting mid flap gives no noticeable trim change. Once lined up on finals to the runway and at about
8ft you can select full flap if desired, be sure to maintain good throttle management. As soon as the
Spitfire settles onto the ground hold in full up elevator to prevent the model nosing over. Retract the flaps
and taxy back to the pit area.