Flyzone HCAA28 - Manual (Page 14)

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causes a left turn, but your airplane goes to your
right. In short, you have to reverse the way you
control the plane. Here’s a good way to familiarize
yourself with the controls: When the airplane is
coming toward you, turn your body so that you
are facing the same direction the airplane is going,
looking over your shoulder at the airplane. Now
when you move the stick left, the plane will go to
your left.
9. Now that you have gained some altitude, it is
time to trim the plane for straight, level fl ight. If
the airplane wants to climb when the right control
stick is released, move the elevator trim lever up
away from you. If the airplane wants to dive, move
the elevator trim lever down towards you. It should
require very little trim. Your goal is to have the
airplane fl y level with the elevator stick centered.
10. The Diablo EDF is set up in the beginner
confi guration with rudder on the right stick.
Moving the right control stick (rudder) to the left
will cause the Diablo EDF to turn left. Moving this
stick to the right will cause the plane to turn right. If
the plane wants to turn with the left stick centered,
move the rudder trim lever opposite the direction
the airplane is turning. The airplane should be
trimmed so that if you take your hands off of the
control stick, the airplane will fl y straight and level
on its own. Having the airplane trimmed properly
makes fl ying much easier and more enjoyable.
12. Don’t let the airplane get too far away from
you. The farther away it is, the harder it is to see
what the airplane is doing.
13. When learning to fl y, it is best to keep the
airplane high enough so that if you make a mistake,
you have enough altitude to correct the mistake.
IT’S NOW TIME TO LAND
It’s a known fact among fellow R/C pilots that your
airplane will land. It is up to you as to where and
how it lands!
1. For your fi rst couple of fl ights we recommend that
you attempt to land with reserve battery power. For
added insurance, your Diablo EDF comes with an
auto motor cut-off feature which reserves battery
power to the receiver for safe landings.
2. During your fi rst fl ight, while at a high altitude,
turn the motor off and notice how the Diablo
EDF reacts. This will give you an idea of how the
airplane will react during a landing. At this higher
altitude, familiarize yourself with how the model
responds at low power and slower speeds as this
is how the model will fl y when landing.
3. To land the Diablo EDF, fl y down wind, past the
landing area. Gently turn into the wind and reduce
the throttle so that the airplane starts to come down.
Adjust the throttle as needed to reach the landing
area, but not fl y past it. Always land into the wind.
4. Just before landing, at about 1 foot above the
ground, apply a little up elevator to fl are (raise the
nose of the airplane). This will cause the airplane
to slow and settle to the ground.
Caution: If, during a rough landing, the fan on the
Diablo EDF should become jammed and cannot
rotate with the throttle in the run position, the
battery and speed control will become very hot.
Immediately move the throttle stick down to stop
the motor. If you fail to do this, the motor, speed
control and/or battery will be damaged.
AFTER THE FLIGHT
Switch off the airplane. Then, switch the transmitter
off. Unplug the battery from the airplane and
remove the battery from the battery compartment.
Allow the motor and battery to cool before
recharging. Check the airplane over to make sure
nothing has come loose or may be damaged.