
13. If it is nighttime, I am under bright lighting and it's windless.
14. If it is daytime, it is calm and I don't have glare from the sun in my eyes.
15. I'm not being attacked by bugs. (Many machines have been lost during a swat!)
16. The surface is flat and smooth, with no spectators, cars and power lines to
interfere.
17. Inspection of the machine looks nominal. All linkages from servos to the controls
are intact.
18. Spinning the swashplate stick (Mode 2) clockwise causes the whole head to rotate.
19. I have now plugged in my motor, with the throttle down &
Flight Mode
is set to “
N
”.
20. I have brought the throttle to half throttle, without any abnormal shaking, tail spin,
or uncontrollability. Left rudder turns it left, right turns it right, etc.
21. The blades are tracking well and the rudder is reasonably tame w/o stick inputs.
22. I have hovered/flown successfully... I am done for this flight.
23. With throttle all the way down, I have unplugged the battery.
24. I have removed the warm LiPo and swapped it with a fresh one if I have one.
25. I have done a postflight check, especially of the head linkages and flybar.
26. After cooldown, I have begun to recharge the used battery for safe storage.
Note: You should take your charger with you, because there is usually an outlet around
to plug into. Bring a book, TV or some munchies too! I prefer Pat Metheny myself.
Location
A college parking lot with bright lighting is ideal, winds considered. Of course, this
nighttime stuff doesn't apply to you if you're in a calm region of the world.
Where the heck would that be?
You don't want any powerlines above you as it can rise up into them. If you get in
trouble during hovering, you want that space to climb up to and buy time anyway.
Altitude is your friend!
50' pavement or linoleum 50'
NOT in a park with wild curious kids around! They'll be all over it!
With our little machine, you've got 100' depth, 50' on either side and maybe 50' behind
you. This will allow you to fly around yourself in circles. And you have a little 6' bamboo
pole with a streamer or windsock on it that shows wind direction. You want to be
pointed into that dead on. The tailfin will weathervane and a constant breeze of like 5
mph is absolutely perfect for learning to hover. A little bit of breeze is a good thing for
learning.
If you touch down on the grass, carry it back to the smooth pad again before lifting off.
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Страница 72: ...The flybar stabilizer yoke must not bind like this...
Страница 73: ...Take it apart and file sand all the high spots that bind Free up all movement on the 2 bearings...
Страница 75: ...Lock it s position with Loctite Sight them at 0 to each other and center seesaw add some...
Страница 86: ...Pull the Jesus Pin 035 If you ever lose it a paper clip works fine...
Страница 87: ...Unclip the lower ball links of your onion rings Pull the entire head straight up...