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d. Assure the front of your wheels toe inward slightly, if they don't you may do some entertaining ground
acrobatics!
4. Fuel up, turn on the radio, fire up the engine, tune to your satisfaction, and LET’S GO!
5. Line up into the wind, hold full up elevator, and SLOWLY advance the throttle to begin a conservative take off
roll.
6. When you are comfortable that your airplane is tracking straight, and you have built up a little ground speed,
let up on the elevator, advance the throttle, let the tail come up, pull back, and you will jump into the air all
within about ten feet! Note: Your airplane may attempt to torque roll slightly to the left on take off, be ready
for it with a little right rudder.
7. Trim your airplane for straight and level hands off flight, and then have a ball!
8. The SPAD will do almost anything you tell it to, and do it quick and tight. While the SPAD does perform
inverted maneuvers well, we do NOT recommend inverted flight or "outside" type aerobatics unless you are a
very experienced pilot! Make sure you have plenty of altitude to bail out, while learning the inverted
characteristics of your airplane.
9. Your SPAD will remain stable and hang on the elevator beautifully during slow flight and landing. With it's
long wing chord, the SPAD will fly like a kite against a 10 mph+ wind! Keep in mind that the SPAD has quite a
high drag front profile, and will slow down fairly quickly when throttled back or dead stick. If you’re an
experienced pilot, the SPAD will perform a truly wild carrier landing! Just remember when you’re back on
the ground, hold full up while taxiing.
We hope you have as much fun with your SPAD as we have with ours!
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