Safety notes
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1. SAFETY NOTES: OBSERVE AT ALL TIMES
Please take the trouble to read right through these instructions
before attempting to use the equipment for the first time, pay-
ing particular attention to the safety notes. If you are a begin-
ner to radio-controlled model aircraft, boats or cars, we
recommend that you ask an experienced modeller for help, as
you are bound to need support and advice initially.
This radio control system is designed and approved exclusi-
vely for controlling radio-controlled models. If you use the
equipment for any other purpose, Robbe Modellsport will
accept no liability for the consequences.
SAFETY NOTES
Radio-controlled models are not toys or playthings in the usual
meaning of the term, and they should only be operated by
young people under 14 years of age if an experienced adult is
available to supervise them. Building and operating these
models requires technical expertise, manual skills, a careful
attitude and safety-conscious behaviour. Errors, negligence
and omissions in building or flying these models can result in
serious personal injury and damage to property.
The manufacturer and vendor of the equipment have no
means of checking that your models are built and operated
correctly, and for this reason we can do no more than bring
these hazards expressly to your attention. We deny all further
liability.
Technical faults, whether electrical or mechanical, can result in
electric motors bursting into life unexpectedly, causing other
parts to come loose and fly around at high speed. Switching
on the receiving system when the transmitter is not active can
also have the same effect.
In either case there is a serious risk of injury. Propellers, heli-
copter rotors and all other rotating objects which are driven
by motors represent a constant hazard and a potential sour-
ce of injury. Avoid touching such parts at all costs. It is a
sobering thought that a propeller revolving at high speed
could cut off your finger.
Do not stand in or close to the primary danger area around the
propeller or other rotating parts whenever the electric motor is
connected to a drive battery. Take care to keep all other
objects from making contact with revolving parts.
Protect your radio control system from heat, dust, dirt and
damp, and do not subject your equipment to excessive heat,
cold or vibration. Radio control systems should only be used
in “normal” conditions, i.e. within a temperature range of -
10°C to +50°C.
Avoid subjecting this equipment to undue shock or pressure.
Check your system regularly for damage to cases and wiring.
If a unit gets wet or is damaged in a crash, it should not be
used again even after you have dried it out and checked it tho-
roughly. The only safe course of action is to replace damaged
items, or at least have them checked by a robbe Service
Centre.
Faults caused by damp or crash-induced shock may not be
obvious to the layman, but after a short period of further use
they may cause catastrophic failure. Please use only the com-
ponents and accessories which we expressly recommend,
and always use genuine robbe-Futaba connectors. It is not
permissible to make modifications of any kind to the system
components.
ROUTINE PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS
If there are several modellers at your site, ensure that yours is
the only transmitter on “your” frequency before you switch on
the transmitter.
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Always extend the transmitter aerial fully before operating
your model, and check that it is firmly engaged in its
socket.
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Ensure that the throttle stick is at stop / idle before you
switch on the receiver.
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Always switch on the transmitter first, then the receiver.
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Always switch off the receiver first, then the transmitter.
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Carry out a range check before the flight or run.
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Have you selected the correct model memory?
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Check all the working systems. Ensure that the control sur-
faces respond to the stick commands in the correct
“sense” (right stick = right rudder etc.), and that the travels
are as recommended.
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Are all the mixer functions and switches set correctly?
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Are the batteries sufficiently charged?
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If you are not sure of any point - don’t fly!
OPERATING THE MODEL
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Never fly above spectators or other pilots.
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Do not fly in any way which could endanger humans or
animals.
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Never fly close to high-tension overhead cables or resi-
dential areas.
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Don’t operate your model in the vicinity of canals, locks or
other public waterways.
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You must not operate your model from public roads, mtor-
ways, paths, squares etc.
Never operate your equipment in stormy weather.
The transmitter aerial must always be extended fully when you
are actually controlling a model. Don’t “point” the transmitter
aerial straight at the aeroplane when flying. The signal genera-
ted by the transmitter is at its weakest in an imaginary line
extending straight from the aerial.
It is always best for the pilot to stand in a position where the
long side of the aerial points towards the model.
If several radio control systems are in use at the same time on
adjacent channels, the operators or pilots should always stand
together in a loose group. Pilots who insist on standing away
from the group endanger their own model as well as those of
other pilots.
INSURANCE
Ground-based models and gliders (unpowered model aircraft)
are usually covered by standard personal third-party insuran-
ce policies. To fly powered model aircraft you will need to
extend the cover of your existing policy, or take out a specific
policy. Check your insurance and take out new cover if neces-
sary.
LIABILITY EXCLUSION
We at robbe Modellsport are not in a position to influence the
way you install, operate and maintain the radio control system
components, and are unable to ensure that you observe the
operating instructions. For this reason we are obliged to deny
all liability for loss, damage or costs which are incurred due to
the incompetent or incorrect use and operation of our pro-
ducts, or which are connected with such operation in any way.
