Heli-Max HMXE05 - Manual (Page 9)

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Hovering
Once the helicopter is up in the air simply try to hold the
helicopter in one spot as best you can. This can take some
practice and wind has a big effect on the stability of the
helicopter as well. Be patient and slowly work forward as
trying to rush the learning process can be costly.
Landing
Level the helicopter into a solid hover and slowly decrease
power until the helicopter settles onto the ground.
Basic Maneuvers
Once you get comfortable with hovering at different
orientations and landing, it’s time to move on to more
advanced maneuvers.
Slow Pirouettes – Add a small amount of tail rotor (left or
right) and try rotating the helicopter slightly sideways and
see if you can hold it there. If you get uncomfortable bring
the tail back towards you. Once you start getting
comfortable try moving the helicopter to the side and turning
back and fly back to the other side in straight lines.
Once you get that down you can try rotating the helicopter
around 360 degrees which is called a pirouette. The
helicopter can drift during these so make sure you have
plenty of room when you first start practicing.
Nose-in Hovering – After pirouettes it’s time to move on to
nose-in hovering. The best bet is to wait for a calm day. Take
off and climb to 15 feet, practice half pirouettes from tail in
to nose-in hovering and try to lengthen the delay in
between. This will give you a little practice nose-in and still
give you a chance to get out of trouble. As you improve you’ll
remain nose-in for longer periods of time.
GOOD LUCK AND GREAT FLYING!
E-Board Adjustments
Note: All of the e-board adjustments are factory pre-set and
test flown at the factory. If you replace the e-board with a
new one or need to re-adjust it for any reason, please follow
the guidelines below. Never turn these adjustments more
than 180° and only use a plastic non-conductive screwdriver
to make the adjustment.
Tip: If you need to make some adjustments consider
using a felt-tip marker and place a mark on the
adjusters so you can always return them back to the
factory defaults.
Throttle Adjustment – Use this adjustment if the helicopter
does not have enough power to lift off the ground.
Gyro Gain – Typically too little gyro gain causes the tail to
slowly move around and drift. With the gyro gain too high,
you will notice a very fast oscillation in the tail known as
“Wag.” This adjustment is not very critical so please don’t
spend a lot of time trying to get ”the best” setting possible.
Tail Rotor Trim – If the helicopter wants to drift one direction
in a stable hover then try using this adjustment. The
adjustment is very sensitive so only make small changes.
Make a copy of this identification tag and put it on or
inside your model.
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