The First Flight; Take-Off; Curve Flight - Reely Micro Beaver RtF Notice D'emploi

16. The First Flight

Before the first start, the flight battery must be charged according to the instructions in the section „Charging the Flight
Battery". The residual capacity of the transmitter batteries can be tested, e.g. with a battery tester.
After once again briefly reviewing the motor function and deflections of the elevator and rudder, the model is ready
for its first flight.
Select a suitable flight room to operate your model. We recommend a large storage hall or gym or a large meadow, a
sport or model flight field for your first flight attempts.
If you perform your first flight outdoors, wait for a perfectly windstill day.
Once you have your model well under control, you can fly it in your garden or in smaller rooms as well.
a) Take-Off
Generally, it is easily possible to start the model on from your hand on your own and even from a smooth floor. For the
first flight, however, we still recommend using a launch helper to launch the model from his hand. This way, you have
both hands free for steering and can focus fully on the model.
If you are flying outdoors, always start and land away from you and towards you respectively. Do not start from the
centre of the room indoors, but from a corner. This way, you have enough space for flying a large circle in the room.
Our advice:
In order to be able to distinctly see the flight attitude of your model, you should stand to the side and behind
the person assisting you and look into the flight direction of the starting model.
To start, the starting assistant carefully holds the model with thumb and index finger below the body behind the bearing
surface. Accelerate slowly and then let the motor run at full output. The launch helper then releases the model straight
forwards with a gentle push.
The model should now rise at a flat angle. You may need to reduce the motor speed a little for this. Try to steer 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.
Once the desired flight altitude is reached, reduce the motor performance and initiate the first curve.
b) Curve Flight
Curves are initiated with the rudder; the model angles to the side. If the model has reached the desired inclination,
the rudder is returned into centre position. Now, the curve can be flown at a constant altitude by gently pulling the
elevator control stick.
When the model flies in the desired direction, a quick sideways deflection into the opposite direction will bring the
model back to a horizontal position and also return the elevator to the centre position.
Try not to take too narrow curves in the beginning and observe even flight height even in curves and flight speed.
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