Flying The Model In; Range Check; The First Flight - Reely Phönix Bedienungsanleitung

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13. Flying the Model In

After checking the centre of gravity, the motor functions and the rudder surface travel directions, 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 flight terrain and wait for a day with little wind.
a) Range Check
Before the first start, the range of the remote control system must be tested. It is possible to operate the transmitter at reduced output here.
For the range test, the model should be held safety at a height of about 1 m by a helper. The model must not rest on a metal table or metal plate for this.
Proceed as follows for the range test:
• Push the binding PDM button at the transmitter (also see figure 2, item 8) and switch on the transmitter with the button pushed.
• Then start up the receiver.
• The green LED display for the binding function and undervoltage starts to flash in a 2 second cycle and the remote control emits a signal sound every
2 seconds.
• Move away from the model now.
• Up to a distance of 30 - 50 steps, the model has to be completely controllable.
• Continue to increase the distance until the model no longer reacts to the control signals.
• Switch the transmitter off and on again. The transmitter now works at full transmission output.
• At full signal strengths, the model has to react reliably to the remote control signals again.
After about 60 seconds, the remote control transmitter will automatically switch from reduced to full transmission output.
Attention!
Never start your model while the transmitter output is still decreased!
b) The First Flight
Ask a helper to launch the electric model running at full motor output against the wind with a gentle push. Ensure that the assistant's fingers do not reach into the
propellers when he launches the plane.
Our advice:
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 rise up quickly at a flat angle. Try to control the model as little as possible. Only steer the model if it
changes its 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 control stick on the transmitter are sufficient.
Attention!
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, fly at a sufficient safety height in the beginning in order to allow yourself to get used to the steering attitude 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.
Stall behaviour is an uncontrollable flying condition due to insufficient airflow which causes the plane to tilt to the side uncontrollably. The stall is the minimum
flight speed (with head wind or tail wind) at which the model can still be controlled because the airflow at the wings is still sufficient.
Determining this borderline situation in flight is of value when choosing the landing speed. Do not try to fly too far in order to be able to clearly evaluate, at any
time, the flight attitude.
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