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Normal turn maneuver -- Initiate the turn by a moderate banking control input to

induce the airplane banking, followed by a moderate up-elevator input to maintain the

altitude while banking. A banking-alone turn will cause the airplane to lose altitude.

The proper amount of elevator input for a turn depends on many factors, such as the

airplane speed, the throttle and the degree of banking.

Avoid steep turns -- When the Biplane and the V-tail plane are in steep turns efforts

to bring the airplanes out of the turns take a longer time to take effect or they may not

be effective at all. It is a good practice to "plan ahead" for turns, and avoid steep turns

at low altitude if possible.

Effectiveness of actuators – unlike a servo the actuator directly controls its torque

output rather than its angle. Since the amount of torque at the control surfaces

necessary to effectively control a flying airplane generally varies with the airplane

speed, it may become apparent that the control's effectiveness changes with the

airplane speed.

7) Landing – choose a relatively open area in which to land the planes. Gradually

reduce the throttle and control the glide for a smooth landing.

8) Low LiPo battery voltage protection – During flight if the LiPo battery voltage drops

below its limit the receiver will shut down the motor while still maintaining actuator

controls, so the airplane is still controllable while gliding. If the LiPo battery voltage

rises above the minimum voltage during motor shutdown powered flight can be

resumed by first pulling the throttle lever all the way back to zero, and then applying

throttle, similar to the throttle activation procedure, section 4A6i. The motor may soon

shutdown again however. It is then time to land and replace the LiPo battery.

9) Aerobatics – the following are possible: loop, inverted flight, barrel roll, half point-roll

from inverted flight, etc.

10) Airplane crash –

Non-destructive modular de-coupling - during crashes the Base Module and the

Airplane Module will disconnect and separate from one another, and the LiPo

battery may also disconnect from the base module. This in most cases prevents

the airplane from being structurally damaged. To resume flights just reenergize

the receiver, reconnect the modules, and turn the transmitter off, then on to

establish the frequency lock with the receiver. In the case of broken foam parts

be sure to use foam-safe glue for the repair work.

ii.

High impact induced receiver power cycling – the mechanical shocks resulting

from high impact events such as crashes or rough landings may cause the LiPo

battery to momentarily disconnect and then reconnect the receiver while

appearing to have never disconnected from the receiver. In this case the

receiver will be in seeking frequency-lock mode with flashing LED and not

responding to the transmitter. To regain control, switch the transmitter off and on

again to reestablish frequency lock with the receiver.

5. Maintenance

A. Charging LiPo Batteries

The built-in dual-position LiPo charger can charge up to 2 supplied LiPo batteries at the

same time. Use the charger to charge only the supplied LiPo batteries. The supplied LiPo

batteries and the built-in charger have matching magnetic electrical connectors to ensure

proper connections. Do not attempt to reverse the connection polarity. Keep the charger

cover closed while charging. Do not leave the charging process unattended. Do not

attempt to alter the charger circuitry.

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