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Range Check
Ground check the operational range of your radio before the
fi rst fl ight of the day. With the transmitter antenna collapsed
and the receiver and transmitter on, you should be able to walk
at least 100 feet away from the model and still have control.
Have an assistant stand by your model and, while you work the
controls, tell you what the control surfaces are doing. Repeat
this test
with the motor running
at various speeds with an
assistant holding the model, using hand signals to show you
what is happening. If the control surfaces do not respond
correctly,
do not fl y!
Find and correct the problem fi rst. Look
for loose servo connections or broken wires, corroded wires
on old servo connectors, poor solder joints in your battery
pack or a defective cell, or a damaged receiver crystal from
a previous crash. The problem may be the location of the
antenna. The antenna should be as far away from the ESC
and battery as possible.
MOTOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Failure to follow these safety precautions may result
in severe injury to yourself and others.
●
Get help from an experienced pilot when learning to
operate electric motors.
●
Use safety glasses when running electric motors.
●
Do not run the motor in an area of loose gravel or
sand; the propeller may throw such material in your
face or eyes.
●
Keep your face and body as well as all spectators
away from the plane of rotation of the propeller as you
run the motor.
●
Keep these items away from the prop: loose clothing,
shirt sleeves, ties, scarfs, long hair or loose objects
such as pencils or screwdrivers that may fall out of
shirt or jacket pockets into the prop.
●
The motor gets hot! Do not touch it during or right
after operation.
●
When working on your plane, remove the propeller
if the motor battery will be connected.
●
Always remove the motor battery from the plane
when charging.
●
Follow the charging instructions included with
your charger for charging LiPo batteries. LiPo
batteries can cause serious damage if misused.
AMA SAFETY CODE
Read and abide by the following excerpts from the Academy
of Model Aeronautics Safety Code. For the complete Safety
Code refer to
Model Aviation
magazine, the AMA web site or
the Code that came with your AMA license.
General
1)
I will not fl y my model aircraft in sanctioned events,
air shows, or model fl ying demonstrations until it has
been proven to be airworthy by having been previously,
successfully fl ight tested.
2)
I will not fl y my model aircraft higher than approximately
400 feet within 3 miles of an airport without notifying the
airport operator. I will give right-of-way and avoid fl ying
in the proximity of full-scale aircraft. Where necessary,
an observer shall be utilized to supervise fl ying to avoid
having models fl y in the proximity of full-scale aircraft.
3)
Where established, I will abide by the safety rules for the
fl ying site I use, and I will not willfully and deliberately
fl y my models in a careless, reckless and/or dangerous
manner.
5)
I will not fl y my model unless it is identifi ed with my name
and address or AMA number, on or in the model. Note:
This does not apply to models while being fl own indoors.
7)
I will not operate models with pyrotechnics (any device
that explodes, burns, or propels a projectile of any kind).
Radio Control
1)
I will have completed a successful radio equipment ground
check before the fi rst fl ight of a new or repaired model.
2)
I will not fl y my model aircraft in the presence of spectators
until I become a qualifi ed fl ier, unless assisted by an
experienced helper.
3)
At all fl ying sites a straight or curved line(s) must be
established in front of which all fl ying takes place with
the other side for spectators. Only personnel involved
with fl ying the aircraft are allowed at or in the front of
the fl ight line. Intentional fl ying behind the fl ight line is
prohibited.
4)
I will operate my model using only radio control frequencies
currently allowed by the Federal Communications
Commission.
5)
I will not knowingly operate my model within three
miles of any pre-existing flying site except in
accordance with the frequency sharing agreement
listed
[in the complete AMA Safety Code].
9)
Under no circumstances may a pilot or other person
touch a powered model in fl ight;
nor should any part of
the model other than the landing gear, intentionally
touch the ground, except while landing.
