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Composite-ARF INTEGRAL
techsupport@composite-arf.com
ers, whose product(s) you use to fly this particular aircraft, especially engines & R/C equipment.
Please don't ignore our warnings, or those provided by other manufacturers. They refer to things
and processes which, if ignored, could result in permanent damage or fatal injury.
Attention !
This aircraft is a high-end product and can create an enormous risk for both pilot and spectators,
if not handled with care, and used according to the instructions. Make sure that you operate your
Integral according to the AMA rules, or those laws and regulations governing model flying in the
country of use.
The engine, servos and control surfaces have to be attached properly. Please use only the
recommended servos, propellers, and accessories. Make sure that the 'Centre of Gravity' is
located in the recommended place. Use the nose heavy end of the CG range for your first flights.
A tail heavy plane, in a first flight, can be an enormous danger for you and all spectators. Fix any
heavy items, like batteries, very securely into the plane. Make sure that the plane is secured
properly when you start up the engine. Have a helper hold your plane from the tail end or from
behind the wing tips before you start the engine. Make sure that all spectators are behind, or far
in front, of the aircraft when running up the engine.
Make sure that you range check your R/C system
thoroughly before the 1st flight. It is absolutely
NO !!!
necessary to range check your complete R/C
installation first WITHOUT the engine running.
Leave the transmitter antenna retracted, and
check the distance you can walk before 'fail-safe'
NO
NO
occurs. Then start up the engine, run it at about
half throttle and repeat this range check with the
engine running. Make sure that there is no range
reduction before 'fail-safe' occurs. Only then
Secure the plane
make the 1st flight. If the range with engine run-
before starting
ning is less then with the engine off, please con-
the engine.
DANGER ZONES
tact the radio supplier/engine manufacturer and
DON'T FLY at that time.
Check for vibrations through the whole throttle range. The engine should run smoothly with no
unusual vibration. If you think that there are any excessive vibrations at any engine rpm's, DON'T
FLY at this time and check your engine, spinner and propeller for proper balancing. The light-
weight sandwich composite parts don't like too much vibration and they can suffer damage. The
low mass of all the parts results in a low physical inertia, so that any excess vibrations can affect
the servos and linkages.
Make sure that your wing and stab spar tubes are not damaged. Check that the anti-rotation pins
in the wings and stabiliser are not loose. Check that the plastic wing retaining nuts are tight, that
the M3 bolts retaining the horizontal stablisers onto the carbon tube are tight, and that the rud-
der hinge wire cannot come out.
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