Flying The Model; Range Test; The First Start; Trimming The Model - Reely SKY EXTRA 300 Notice D'emploi

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10. Flying the Model

After having checked the centre of gravity, the functioning of the motor as well as the direction of the rudder surface travel, your model is ready for its first flight.
However, we recommend you contact an experienced model airplane pilot or a model construction club in your area if you are not sure how to fly an airplane
model properly.
a) Range Test
Before the first start out, you should charge the flight battery and the inserted transmitter-rechargeable battery (if inserted) according to the specifications of the
manufacturer. First carry out a range test of the remote control on the flying site. Put the transmitter into operation first then the receiver. Ask an assistant to hold
the model and check the range by moving slowly away from the model airplane. Up to a distance of at least
50 m all rudder functions should be controllable without fault even while the motor is running. The transmitter antenna must be completely folded down for 35/
40MHz remote controls, and the receiver antenna, which protrudes from the end of the fuselage (in 35/40MHz remote controls) and is simply dragged along in
flight, it must not be wound up, turned over or cut off.
b) The First Start
If there is no concrete/tarmac runway available, ask another person to assist you with the first start. He or she should hold the model behind the wing's trailing
edge on the bottom of the fuselage and release it upwards into the wind at a flat angle.
Our tip: In order to be able to identify the flight attitude of your model, you should stand at a little distance behind your assistant and look exactly in the flying
direction of the launched model.
If the assembly was carried out correctly, then the model should rise up quickly at a flat angle. Do not attempt to steer it more than necessary. It is only when the
model modifies the flight attitude automatically and e.g. flies a curve, rises too high or wants to plunge, that you can start correcting the flight attitude via the
necessary steering commands. For a sensitive correction of the flight attitude and for selective direction modifications of the normal flight attitude, only few or
momentary control stick movements at the transmitter are necessary.
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 trimming.
Fly some rounds at a safe height to get used to the steering behaviour of your model airplane.
Warning!
Due to its compact design, you should not let the model fly away too far and also observe a sufficient flight speed at the same time.
d) The First Landing
Do not prolong your first flight too long and try to land your model airplane again as soon as possible. This gives you enough time to perform several landing
operations without exhausting the rechargeable flight battery.
To land the model airplane as gentle as possible, try to reduce the flight speed as much as possible right before touching down.
Now adjust the linkage rods so that the airplane flies straight and ensure that the trim levers on the transmitter are in central position again.
Once you are able to handle the airplane perfectly, you can try to optimize its flight by shifting the balance point.
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