Control Horn And Servo Arm Settings; Understanding The Primary Flight Controls - Horizon Hobby Mini Convergence VTOL BNF Basic Instruction Manual

Linkage Settings and Flight Trimming
The table to the right shows the factory settings for the control horns and
servo arms. Fly the aircraft at factory settings before making any changes to
the elevon linkages.
Trim
1. With the model sitting on the ground and the motors off, verify the motor
nacelles are positioned level in Airplane Flight Mode with Acro Mode. Make
adjustments to the length of the control linkages between the servo and the
motor nacelle to make corrections.
2. Verify the elevons are centered. The trailing edge of the elevons should be
centered with the top of the fuselage, as shown.
With the airplane in Hover Flight Mode and Stability Mode, make adjustments
to the length of the control linkages between the servo and elevons.
NOTE: This is a starting point. Trim may very slightly.

Understanding the Primary Flight Controls

The Mini Convergence aircraft has Flight Modes that make it capable of fl ying forward like an airplane or hovering like a multirotor. It is important to understand how the primary
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fl ight controls function and how the aircraft reacts in both fl ight modes. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the controls prior to attempting your fi rst fl ight.
Multirotor Flight Mode
Throttle
Throttle up
Elevator
Elevator down
3. Fly the airplane and trim the aileron and elevator controls for level fl ight in
4. Land the model and place it on a level surface with the motors off. Switch
Important: The elevons will respond to any movement when in Airplane Flight
Mode. The elevons will not respond to movement in Multirotor Flight Mode.
Keep the model in Multirotor Flight Mode to make physical trim changes.
5. Put the model into Multirotor Flight Mode to center the elevons.
6. Adjust the length of the control linkages to set the elevons at the noted trim positions.
7. Reset the transmitter trims to neutral before fl ying again.
Left side view
Climb
Left side view
Forward
Control Horns
Elevons
Motor
Nacelles
Airplane Flight Mode and Acro Mode at full power.
into Airplane Flight Mode then switch from Acro Mode to Stability and back
to Acro to clear the gyro. Keep the model motionless in Airplane Flight Mode
and Acro Mode and note the trim position.
Throttle down
Elevator up
EN
Servo Arms
Left side view
Descend
Left side view
Backward
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