Flyzone HCAA28 - Manual (Page 13)

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PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF
1. Find an open area free of buildings, trees, power
lines and people.
2. For your fi rst few fl ights, fl y only when the wind is
calm. After you are comfortable with the airplane,
you can fl y in winds that are no more than 5 miles
per hour.
3. Make sure the motor battery pack is fully
charged and that the transmitter has fresh “AA”
batteries installed.
4. If others are fl ying in the same area, make sure
that they are not using the same transmitting
frequency you are. The front of your transmitter
has a tag with a number on it (Channel 50, 72.790).
This is the channel number and frequency you
are using. If someone is on the same channel or
frequency, DO NOT switch on your transmitter
until they are fi nished fl ying.
FLYING THE DIABLO EDF
Your transmitter controls the altitude, direction,
roll and speed of the airplane. The left stick
controls the speed and direction and the right
stick controls the altitude and roll.
When the battery power gets too low, the “Auto
Cut-Off” feature of the speed control provides an
extra degree of insurance. It reacts to low power
by pulsing the motor on and off, in effect saving
power for the receiver. That way your airplane goes
into a glide and you stay in control as you land.
If you have never fl own an R/C airplane before, we
recommend that you get help from an experienced
R/C pilot. Most R/C clubs have training programs that
will help you learn to fl y quickly. If you cannot fi nd
an experienced pilot to help you learn, the following
will help you get your airplane into the air.
1. First switch your transmitter power switch “ON.”
Be sure your left control stick on the transmitter is
all the way down.
2. Now pick up the airplane and switch the airplane
on. Caution: Keep your hands away from the fan.
3. Arm the motor by moving the left control stick
all the way up. Hold the throttle lever here for the
count of 10. Then, move the stick back down. Now
when the stick is moved up, the fan will start to
turn. The farther the stick is moved, the faster the
fan will turn–this is proportional throttle.
4. Range check your radio before each fl ight. Have
a helper hold the airplane. With the transmitter
antenna collapsed, walk 100 feet away from the
airplane, holding the transmitter with the antenna
pointing up. Move the control sticks, checking that
the control surface responds. Also, turn the motor
on and check the range. If you still have control
of the airplane, it is safe to extend the transmitter
antenna and fl y the airplane. If you do not have
control of the plane, make sure the batteries in the
transmitter are fresh and the battery in the plane
is charged. Also, make sure the wire antenna is
extending out the back of the airplane.
5. With the throttle stick moved fully up, hand
launch the Diablo EDF with a fi rm toss into the wind
at a slight upward angle. Note: For the fi rst couple
of fl ights, we recommend having a helper hand
launch the airplane. After you become familiar
with the fl ight characteristics of the airplane, you
can hand launch it yourself.
6. Pull the elevator stick (right stick) toward you
so that the plane climbs at a 20 to 30 degree angle.
Allow the airplane to climb a few seconds before
turning it.
7. When your airplane is moving away from you,
moving the right stick to the left, combined with
a small amount of up elevator (moving the right
stick down), will make your plane turn to the left.
Moving the stick to the right with a small amount
of up elevator will make the airplane turn to
the right. To stop the turn, move the stick in the
opposite direction until the airplane is fl ying level
and return the elevator stick to center. Caution: It
only requires a small amount of up elevator.
8. Because the transmitter is set up as if it and you
were sitting in the cockpit, when the airplane is
coming toward you, moving the right stick left still