Flight Characteristic Tuning - Innoflight GALAXY 950 Operating Manual

the GCS cannot be established. The pilot should always land the Galaxy in GPS Mode
(recommended) to have full control of the landing process. During landing no lateral
movements should be conducted below 1.5 meters AGL off the ground. If the
aircraft is below 1.5 meters and is not over the desired location the pilot should raise
the Galaxy to over 1.5 meters, move laterally and then proceed again following the
recommended landing and shutdown procedure.
Recommended landing procedure
1- Decision made to start landing procedure
2- Start decent to landing location
3- Confirm landing area is clear
4- Check flight data on telemetry screen
5- Descend to 1.5m AGL
6- Check all flight controls including altitude raises (this will confirm not RTL is
activated)
7- Lower the Galaxy to less than 1m AGL and confirm ground is clear
8- Lower the altitude control slowly until touch down
9- Hold the altitude control all the way down immediately upon touch down, DO NOT
raise the altitude control until the Galaxy has disarmed/RPM decreased
10- While holding the altitude control fully down immediately on touch down it is also
recommended to press the start/stop button to speed up the disarming of the
Galaxy. Continue to hold down the altitude control for 10 seconds while the rotor
RPM decreases

Flight Characteristic tuning

The Galaxy 950/1080 autopilot is specifically tuned to each Galaxy aircraft. Every aircraft has
slight individual characteristics that require varied tuning from the default values, however
environmental conditions also influence the flight performance as well as different payload
weights. It is possible to make minor changes to the autopilot settings to enhance the
performance of the Galaxy when changing payloads or to adjust for different environmental
conditions.
It is extremely important that the following settings are adjusted with care. Applying a large
adjustment to any of the autopilot settings could result in unstable flight and catastrophic
consequences. It is recommended to consult your nearest distributor or directly
communicate with Innoflight when adjusting the autopilot settings.
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