Flying In The Model; Range Check; The First Flight; Trimming The Model - Reely SKY Pitts Bedienungsanleitung

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12. Flying in the model

Having checked the centre of gravity, the motor function and the direction of the rudder deflections, your model is ready for its first flight. We recommend
contacting an experienced model plane pilot or a model making club in your area if you are not familiar with flying in model planes.
If this is not possible, look for a suitable area to fly in your model and make sure there is only little or no wind.
a) Range check
Before the first use, the flight battery and rechargeable batteries in the transmitter (if rechargeable batteries are used) have to be charged as instructed by the
manufacturer. First carry out a range test of the remote control on the flying site. Switch on the transmitter, then the receiver. Now check the range by having
someone assist you by securely holding the model, and walk away from the model slowly. Up to a distance of at least 100 m all rudder functions should be easily
controllable, even with motors running. The transmitter aerial must be completely extended and the receiver aerial protruding from the end of the fuselage must
not be coiled up, bent or cut.
b) The first flight
If no hard runway is available for take-off from the ground, have someone assist you by gently releasing the electronic model against the wind at full motor speed.
It is a proven method for the person assisting you to hold the model with one hand in the middle of the upper wings and at the vertical stabiliser with the other
hand.
Our tip:
In order to be able to distinctly see the flight attitude of your model, you should stand at a short distance behind the person assisting you and look
into the flight direction of the starting model.
If the assembly was carried out correctly, the model should ascend speedily at a flat angle. Try to steer the model as little as possible. Only steer the model if it
changes the flight attitude by itself and e.g. flies a curve, ascends too high or is about to nose-dive. To sensitively correct the flight attitude and to carry out
specific changes of direction in normal flight attitude, short and limited movements of the lever on the transmitter are sufficient.
Caution!
Always make sure the model plane flies at sufficient speed. Pulling the elevator control stick too far causes the model to slow down. It can turn over
laterally.
Therefore, start flying at a sufficient safety altitude in order to get used to the steering characteristics of the model. To ensure a problem-free first landing, first
practice repeatedly at a sufficient safety altitude - with head wind as well as with tail wind - reducing the speed (reduce motor speed) and at the same time
maintaining the altitude or stalling. A stall is an uncontrollable flying condition due to insufficient airflow which causes the plane to tilt to the side. The stall results
in the minimum flight speed (with head wind or tail wind) at which the model can still be controlled due to still sufficient airflow at the wings. Being familiar with
this borderline situation is of value when choosing the landing speed. Do not try to fly too far away in order to be able to clearly judge the flight attitude at all times.
c) Trimming the model
If, in straight flight, your model shows the tendency to drift to one direction, correct the neutral position of the corresponding rudder via the trim.
Aileron:
If the left wing of the model "hangs down", gradually push the trim lever (see fig. 2, pos. 5) to the right until both wings are on a level with each other when the
model is flying straight. If the right wing of the model "hangs down", carry out the trim correction to the left.
Rudder:
If the model drifts towards the left, push the trim lever (see fig. 2, Pos. 9) gradually towards the right until the model flies straight. If the model drifts towards the
right, carry out a trim correction to the left.
Elevator:
Set the elevator trim lever (see fig. 2, Pos. 3) so that the model rises in a flat angle at full motor speed and maintains the altitude at reduced motor speed.
After landing, you can re-adjust the rudder and the elevator linkage so that the model flies straight and the trim levers on the transmitter are in centre position
again.
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