Durafly Curtiss P-40N, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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FLYING YOUR P-40N
Before flying make sure you have followed closely the set-up guidelines on pages 10 through 13. Start
by taxying on the ground a little to get use to the handling. Be sure to always taxi with full up elevator
held in, flaps retracted and gentle use of throttle. This will keep the model tracking steady and true plus
has the added bonus of looking far more scale. For take off you'll want to hold in some right rudder to
counter the rotational torque on the initial roll out. Slowly advance the throttle whilst holding in just a
little up to keep the tail down as you begin to build up speed, correcting direction with rudder as
needed. As speed builds, ease off the amount of up elevator you have held in, then as soon as you
reach 3/4 throttle you'll start to see the P-40N lift of the ground.
Once in the air retract to the landing gear as soon as you are comfortable and start exploring. If on 3S
you will find you can cruise around happily on 75-85% throttle. On 4S however 50-60% is sufficient for
scale paced flying. Of course opening up to full throttle is very exciting, but generally only need as
desired. A full 'airshow' routine can be performed on either the 3 or 4S set-up including loops, rolls, low
banked passes, Slipt-S's etc, all vertical maneuvers being as large as you wish with the 4S set-up.
Flight times vary according to set-up and throttle use. An average flight of mixed throttle flying will give
you approximately 5-6 minutes on the 3S set-up. However flight times upwards of 7 minutes can be
achieved on 4S (as less throttle is needed). The P-40N will drop a wing when it stalls, that said it is quite
benign and easily recovered from at height by centering all sticks and application of power thereafter.
Landing the P-40 is a pleasure and a real treat for those who like to practice 'scale' type approaches
as the P-40 will need to be 'flown' onto the deck through a powered decent. Bringing the retracts down
shows no noticeable effect on the model nor do mid flaps. Once you have the P-40 fully lined up to the
runway and no more than 8ft from the runway full flaps can be deploy if desired (be sure to maintain
good throttle management). As soon as the P-40 settles onto the ground hold in full up elevator to
prevent the P-40 from nosing over. Flaps should be retracted before taxying back to the pits.
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