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Preflight Checklist and Starting Procedure
Control system check.
(1) The flybar and control paddles must tilt in the proper direction and smoothly through the whole range.
(2) The rotor shaft and flybar must be straight and not damaged.
(3) The swashplate must remain clean and tilts freely.
(4) When control input are given to tilt the swashplate, make sure none of the control arms and pushrods
show any binding.
(5) The two control paddles must be leveled and parallel to each other, and point in the correct direction.
(6) Check to make sure there is no radio interfence before operating the model helicopter.
(7) Make sure the transmitter and receiver are on and all controls operate properly before flight. Range
check the radio.
(8) The engine carburetor must be in the idle position before starting the engine. Please read the engine
instruction manual on how to properly adjust the engine. Set the carburetor main needle according to
the engine instruction. Depends on the fuel and glow plug used, the carburetor idle screw may require
fine adjustment of 1/4 to 1/2 turns away from the factory setting.
(9) Fuel up the tank, move the throttle stick to idle, and connect a specially designed glow plug battery to
the glow plug.
(10)Use a 12 volt model engine electric start
along with a 6 mm hex starter extension
(sold separately) to start the engine.
●Always grab on the helicopter
main rotor head when
starting the engine.
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Otherwise, the main
rotor may start spinning
immediately after the
engine is started.
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