Pre-Flight; Charge The Batteries; Find A Safe Place To Fly; Ground Check The Model - GREAT PLANES FUN-ONE Instruction Book

D 2. Adjust your pushrod hookups as necessary to
provide the proper control surface movements as listed on
Page 33.
*NOTE: These control surface "throws" are approximate
and provide a good starting point for the first flights with
your FUN-ONE. You may wish to change the throws
slightly to provide the smoothness or quickness that you
prefer.
D 3. Check for wing twist as follows:
NOTE: Even if you have built your wing on a perfectly
flat surface and used utmost care, it is possible that your
wing may have a twist due to uneven shrinking of the
covering material. You must check for this condition
and correct it before the First flight.
If you do not own a wing incidence meter, we
recommend that you purchase one from your local hobby
dealer or borrow one from another modeler. With the
wing mounted to the fuselage, use the incidence meter to
check the angle of your wing at the root and at the tips. If
the incidence meter reveals a wing twist of more than 1/4
degree, you must grasp me wing at the tip and twist it
slightly, while reheating the covering material. Keep
checking, twisting and reheating until the wing twist is
removed. NOTE: If you have corrected a wing twist by
this method, you should periodically re-check to make
sure the correction has held.

PRE-FLIGHT

CHARGE THE BATTERIES

Follow the battery charging procedures in your radio
instruction manual. You should always charge your
transmitter and receiver batteries the night before you go
flying, and at other times as recommended by the radio
manufacturer.

FIND A SAFE PLACE TO FLY

The best place to fly your R/C model is an AMA
(Academy of Model Aeronautics) chartered club field.
Ask your hobby shop dealer if there is such a club in your
area and join. Club fields are set up for R/C flying which
makes your outing safer and more enjoyable. The AMA
can also tell you the name of a club in your area. We
recommend that you join AMA and a local club so you can
have a safe place to fly and also have insurance to cover
you in case of a flying accident. (The AMA address is
listed on the front cover of this instruction book).
If a club and its flying site are not available, you need
to find a large, grassy area at least 6 miles away from any
other R/C radio operation like R/C boats and R/C cars and
away from houses, buildings and streets. A schoolyard
may look inviting but it is too close to people, power lines
and possible radio interference.

GROUND CHECK THE MODEL

If you are not thoroughly familiar with the operation
of R/C models, ask an experienced modeler to check to see
that you have the radio installed correctly and that all the
control surfaces do what they arc supposed to. The engine
operation must also be checked and the engine "broken in"
on the ground by running the engine for at least two tanks
of fuel. Follow the engine manufacturer's recommen-
dations for break-in. Check lo make sure all screws
remain tight, that the hinges are secure and that the prop is
on tight.

RANGE CHECK YOUR RADIO

Wherever you do fly, you need to check the operation
of the radio before every time you fly. This means with the
transmitter antenna collapsed and the receiver and trans-
mitter on, you should be able to walk at least 100 feet away
from the model and still have control. Have someone help
you. Have them stand by your model and, while you work
the controls, tell you what the various control surfaces are
doing.
Repeat this test with the engine running at various
speeds with an assistant holding the model. If the control
surfaces are not acting correctly at all times, do not fly!
Find and correct the problem first.

ENGINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

NOTE: Failure to follow these safety precautions may
result in severe injury to yourself and others.
Keep all engine fuel in a safe place, away from high
heat, sparks or flames, as fuel is very flammable. Do not
smoke near the engine or fuel; remember that the engine
exhaust gives off a great deal of deadly carbon monoxide.
Therefore do not run the engine in a closed room or
garage.
Get help from an experienced pilot when learning to
operate engines.
Use safely glasses when starting or running engines.
Do not run the engine in an area of loose gravel or
sand; as the propeller may throw such material in your face
or eyes.
Keep your face and body as well as all spectators
away from the plane of rotation of the propeller as you start
and run the engine.
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