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This troubleshooting guide has been provided to help you diagnose and solve most problems that you may encounter
with your Electric Cub. Most problems encountered can be solved by carefully following the problem-cause-solution
sections below. If you cannot solve the problem using this troubleshooting guide, please feel free to contact us at the
address or phone number listed on page # 3.
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
1) Transmitter does not turn on
A) Transmitter batteries are depleted
A) Replace batteries with new ones
B) Transmitter batteries are not installed properly
B) Reinstall the batteries, double checking
the polarity
2) Tail servo/servos do not work
A) Flight battery is depleted
A) Recharge flight battery
B) Flight battery is not plugged in or is loose
B) Check that the flight battery is plugged
in firmly
C) A crash has damaged an internal component
C) Return your Electric Cub to Wattage
following the instructions on the back
cover of this manual
3) Motor does not turn on
A) Flight battery is not plugged in
A) Plug in flight battery
B) Flight battery is depleted
B) Recharge flight battery
C) Safety arming switch not pressed
C) Press safety arming switch once to
allow power to the motor
D) A crash has damaged an internal component
D) Return your Electric Cub to Wattage
following the instructions on the back
cover of this manual
4) The Electric Cub is difficult
A) You may be flying in too much wind
A) Fly when it is calm outside
to control
B) The control surfaces are out of trim
B) Center the control surfaces by adjusting
the pushrods as described on page # 12
C) The flight battery is depleted
C) Land and recharge the flight battery
D) Transmitter batteries are depleted
D) Replace batteries with new ones
E) You are over-controlling the control sticks
E) Be careful not to over-control. Apply
only small, gentle control inputs
5) The Electric Cub always
A) The right-hand trim lever is out of adjustment
A) Adjust the trim lever on the transmitter
turns to the left or right
until the Electric Cub flies straight
without control input
6) The Electric Cub always climbs
A) The left-hand trim lever is out of adjustment
A) Adjust the trim lever on the transmitter
or descends
until the Electric Cub flies level without
control input
7) Cannot trim the Electric Cub
A) Control surfaces are too far out of trim
A) Readjust the pushrods as described on
using the trim levers
page # 12
Troubleshooting Guide
