Preparing The 350 Qx For Flight; Flying The 350 Qx - Horizon Hobby Blade 350 QX RTF Instruction Manual

Preparing the 350 QX For Flight

Smart Mode Flying
350 QX home location
SAFE Circle
Pilot location
CAUTION: When the home location is set (step 6), the 350 QX must be approximately 16 feet (5 meters) from where the pilot will stand during fl ight, pointing
away from the pilot. If the aircraft is pointed in any other direction, the SAFE Circle feature will not function as expected and may result in personal injury or
damage to property. Once the aircraft's motors are started, do not change your position.

Flying the 350 QX

Smart Mode Altitude Control
Mode 2 shown
Full throttle
Half throttle
Low throttle
16 feet (5 meters)
Maximum altitude
(approximately 45 meters)
Intermediate altitude
On the ground
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1. Power on the transmitter with the fl ight mode set to
Smart Mode, the throttle stick down and the throttle
trim at neutral.
2. Install a charged battery, plug it in and close the
hatch.
3. With the quad on a level surface, turn on the power
switch and allow the 350 QX to initialize.
If the GPS is enabled, wait for the GPS signal to be
acquired, which is indicated by a solid green LED.
It may take from 30–90 seconds to acquire a GPS
signal.
IMPORTANT: While in Smart Mode the motors will
not start if a GPS signal has not been acquired.
4. Move the aircraft to the desired home location and
orient the aircraft pointed away from the pilot.
5. Step back approximately 16 feet (5 meters) from the
home location.
6. When you are prepared to fl y, quickly move the rud-
der stick all the way left and then all the way right.
The props will begin to spin. The home position for
GPS functions is set and your aircraft is ready to fl y.
IMPORTANT: The motors will not start if the transmit-
ter is set to low rate. The dual rate switch must be set
to high rate.
Lower the throttle stick and the throttle trim to power
off the props after fl ight.
Takeoff
Increase the throttle slightly above low stick (10–15%).
The 350 QX altitude in Smart Mode corresponds to the
throttle position. Low throttle is on the ground, slightly
raising the throttle will produce a low hover, and the
higher the throttle position, the higher the 350 QX will
ascend until it reaches its maximum altitude (approxi-
mately 45 meters).
Explore the fl ight envelope of the 350 QX in Smart
Mode without fear of losing orientation. See the
diagrams in the Flight Modes Explained section for
more details on the aircraft's function in Smart Mode.
In Smart Mode, the direction the aircraft is pointing
does not affect the control, and the aircraft's response
relative to you (the pilot location) does not change with
orientation. Stability Mode and Agility Mode operate
more like a conventional RC helicopter or multicopter.
IMPORTANT: Aggressive fl ight in Agility Mode will
signifi cantly reduce fl ight time.
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