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Safety notes and warnings
relating to model aircraft powered by internal-combustion engines
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Be sure to read right through the instructions covering assembly and
operation of your model before you attempt to operate it for the first time.
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These safety notes are an integral part of the instructions. Please keep
them and the operating instructions in a safe place. If you ever dispose of
the model be sure to pass them on to the new owner.
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Powered model aircraft are very demanding and potentially dangerous
machines, and call for a high level of technical knowledge and skill from
the operator, together with a responsible attitude.
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Powered model aircraft are not suitable for young persons under eighteen
years of age.
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Young people should only be permitted to operate this model under the
instruction and supervision of an adult who is aware of the hazards
involved in this activity.
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The operator of the model must be in full possession of his or her bodily
and mental faculties. As with car driving, operating a model aircraft under
the influence of alcohol or drugs is not permissible under any
circumstances.
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Radio-controlled model aircraft may only be employed for the purpose
intended by the manufacturer. They must never be used as man-carrying
machines. Any other use of this model is prohibited.
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A radio-controlled model aircraft can only work properly and fulfil your
expectations if it is built very carefully and in accordance with the building
instructions. Do not make any modifications of any kind to the design
features or materials. If you wish to avoid injuring people and damaging
property it is essential to be careful and painstaking at all stages of
building and operating your model. Nobody would climb into a full-size
light aircraft and try to fly it without completing a course of training first.
Model flying is a skill which has to be learned in just the same way. We
suggest that you ask for help from an experienced model flyer, or join a
model club or flight training school. Your local model shop and the
specialist magazines are excellent sources of information.
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It is fundamentally essential to set the Centre of Gravity (C.G.) and control
surface travels correctly. Adjust the model until they are exactly correct.
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Radio control system: satisfy yourself that your frequency is vacant before
you switch on. Check your RC system regularly as its components
eventually wear and need to be replaced or repaired. Radio interference
caused by unknown sources can occur at any time without warning. If this
should happen, your model will be uncontrollable and completely
unpredictable. Never leave your radio control system unguarded, as other
people might pick it up and try to use it. Your RC system can only work
reliably if the batteries are kept fully charged.
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Don’t ignore our warnings. They refer to materials and situations which, if
ignored, can result in fatal injury or permanent damage.
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You alone are responsible for the safe operation of your radio-controlled
model aircraft and engine.
