Preflight At The Field - QuiQue's Aircraft YAK-54 Assembly Manual

Preflight at the Field

Range Test Your Radio
Make sure you range check your radio before you attempt to fly your plane.
Range check your radio without engine running and your antenna fully collapsed
in case of JR 10X remove the antenna and range check with no antenna
installed. Walk away until you have lockouts or intermittent control over your
plane. Next time range check your radio with engine running around half throttle,
you will see a shorter range but you should not loose more than 20% of the
range when compared to the case engine wasn't running. For the sake of
example, if you could walk away 200ft the first time without engine running, you
should be able to walk away 160 ft with the engine running. If you lost more than
20% of the range, investigate the problem. I would like to ask you to read this
article about range test. I'm sure many of you may find it interesting. This article
is located at
http://www.jrradios.com/Articles/Article.aspx?ArticleID=1079&Page=1
Ignition module on gas engines can cause RF interference with your receiver.
Make sure your ignition module is at least 12" away from your receiver.
Check Your Batteries
Make sure your receiver, ignition and transmitter batteries are fully charged.
Always double check before you fly.
Fasteners
Make sure all the bolts such as prop bolts, hatch and cowl are tight. After each
flight check for possible loose bolts.
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