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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 op-
eration 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 ma-
chines, 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 in-
volved in this activity.
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The operator of the model must be in full possession of his 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 in-
tended by the manufacturer. They must never be used as man-carrying ma-
chines. Any other use of this model is prohibited.
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A radio-controlled model aircraft can only work properly and fulfil your ex-
pectations if it is built very carefully and in accordance with the building in-
structions. Do not make any modifications of any kind to the design fea-
tures or materials. If you wish to avoid injuring people and damaging prop-
erty 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 eventu-
ally 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 bat-
teries 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.
