Opitec Hobbyfix Mini-Holli Manual page 5

Varying flight patterns Move flaps 1/2mm at time
1. tailplane bend flaps equally !
Bend up – model will be slower
Bend down – model flies quicker
2. Tail fin
Bend to the right = Flight to right
Bend to the left = Flight to the left
3. Wing flaps
Bend right flap up the left flap down
Bend left flap up and right flap down
4. Curved flight to the right
Tail fin right, wing flap right up left hand down and tailplane a litte up
5. Curved flight to the left
Tail fin to the left, wings left up right down tailplane as above
6. Banking flight
Wing flaps and tail plane against each other. Bank to the right, tail fin to right tail plane a little up
Bank to the right like a curve to the right , tailplane like a left curve
7. Fly the Mini Holli in a wide open space in no or light wind conditions
8. To start the flight hold the Cente of Gravity between finger and thumb and then launch with a
gentle forward thrust
9. If the plane dives – try launching it faster and bend tail flaps up 1- 2mm
10. If the model flies sideways
11. Bend the wing flaps down on the on the side of the curve
12. Now experiment with all the combinations so far
13. Try further experiments by adding weight to the tail
14. Try further experiments by adding paper clip weights to the nose of the plane
15. Check where the Centre of Gravity is or has is altered ?
A further possibility for long stable free flights :
Bend the wing tips up 20mm . Lightly score a line on each
side first before
using a sharp table to fold the wing tips. This should help
the model should now fly in a stable pattern
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