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Safety notes and warnings relating to model aircraft powered by internal-
combustion engines
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.
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.
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.
Powered model aircraft are not suitable for young persons under eighteen
years of age.
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.
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.
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.
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 model magazines are good sources of information.
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.
