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PREPARING TO FLY YOUR

SUPER SPORTSTER ARF

Charge the Batteries

Follow the battery charging procedures in your radio

instruction manual. You should always charge your

transmitter and receiver batteries the night before you go

flying, and at other times as recommended by the radio

manufacturer.

Balance the Propeller

Balance your propellers carefully before flying. An

unbalanced prop is the single most significant cause of

damaging vibration. Not only will engine mounting screws

and bolts vibrate out, possibly with disastrous effect, but

vibration will also damage your radio receiver and battery.

Vibration will cause your fuel to foam, which will, in turn,

cause your engine to run rough or quit.

We use a Top Flite Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer

(#TOPQ5700) in the workshop and keep a Great Planes

Fingertip Balancer

(#GPMQ5000) in our flight box.

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Find a Safe Place to Fly

The best place to fly your R/C model is an AMA (Academy

of Model Aeronautics) chartered club field. Ask your hobby

shop dealer if there is such a club in your area and join. Club

fields are set up for R/C flying and that makes your outing

safer and more enjoyable. The AMA also can tell you the

name of a club in your area. We recommend that you join

the AMA and a local club so you can have a safe place to fly

and have insurance to cover you in case of a flying accident.

(The AMA address and phone numbers are listed on page 2

of this instruction manual).

If a club and its flying site are not available, you need to find

a large, grassy area at least 6 miles away from any other

R/C radio operation like R/C boats and R/C cars and away

from houses, buildings and streets. A schoolyard may look

inviting but it is too close to people, power lines and possible

radio interference.

Ground Check the Model

If you are not thoroughly familiar with the operation of R/C

models, ask an experienced modeler to check to see that

you have the radio installed correctly and that all the control

surfaces do what they are supposed to. The engine

operation also must be checked and the engine "broken-in"

on the ground by running the engine for at least two tanks of

fuel. Follow the engine manufacturer's recommendations for

break-in. Check to make sure all screws remain tight, that

the hinges are secure and that the prop is on tight.

Range Check Your Radio

Wherever you do fly, you need to check the operation of the

radio before every time you fly. First, make sure no one else

is on your frequency (channel). With the transmitter antenna

collapsed and the receiver and transmitter on, you should

be able to walk at least 100 feet away from the model and

still have control. Have someone help you. Have them stand

by your model and, while you work the controls, tell you

what the various control surfaces are doing.

Repeat this test with the engine running at various speeds

with an assistant holding the model. If the control surfaces

are not always acting correctly, do not fly! Find and correct

the problem first.

Engine Safety Precautions

Note: Failure to follow these safety precautions may result

in severe injury to yourself and others.

Keep all engine fuel in a safe place, away from high heat,

sparks or flames, as fuel is very flammable. Do not smoke

near the engine or fuel; and remember that the engine

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exhaust gives off a great deal of deadly carbon monoxide.

Therefore do not run the engine in a closed room or garage.

Get help from an experienced pilot when learning to operate

engines.

Use safety glasses when starting or running engines.

Do not run the engine in an area of loose gravel or sand, as

the propeller may throw such material in your face or eyes.

Keep your face and body as well as all spectators away from

the plane of rotation of the propeller as you start and run

the engine.

Keep items such as these away from the prop: loose

clothing, shirt sleeves, ties, scarfs, long hair or loose objects

(pencils, screwdrivers) that may fall out of shirt or jacket

pockets into the prop.

Use a "chicken stick" device or electric starter; follow the

instructions supplied with the starter or stick. Make certain

the glow plug clip or connector is secure so that it will not

pop off or otherwise get into the running propeller.