Landing - GREAT PLANES RIFLE1m Instruction Manual

Throttle down, switch to high rates, glide around for about half a circuit,
then extend your spoilerons before entering the landing approach.
The perfect landing approach is a large, descending 180° turn.
The procedure is simple and quick; when you hear your timer, cut the power, switch to high rates, glide around for about
half-a-lap, extend the spoilerons, glide around for another half-a-lap, then bring it around and land.
But the tendency for beginners with the Rifl e is to land too long. If this happens, simply throttle up gently, go around and try
again. You either entered the landing pattern too early (before bleeding off enough speed), or your approach was too close
or too high. The more speed you bleed off (or the more head wind there is) the nearer your approach can be and the easier
it will be to track the Rifl e all the way in.
2. Continue increasing "up" elevator holding, holding, holding the Rifle off the
ground until it just won't stay airborne anymore and finally touches down.
When the Rifl e is a foot or so off the ground just keep holding...holding...holding elevator, keeping it off the ground as long
as possible and causing it to touch down at the slowest possible speed. It takes repetition and experience, but when you get
better at judging precisely how slowly your Rifl e can glide you'll be able to make your approaches shorter—you may even
end up landing short one day!
CAUTION: Whenever adding power from a glide, apply throttle slowly—whenever the wing is fl ying slowly (during a glide)
it will not have the authority to overcome sudden motor torque caused by jamming the throttle stick quickly.

Landing

1. Cut throttle
2. Glide
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1. Gradually increase "up" elevator floating the
Rifle about a foot or so above the ground.
3. Get into the
landing pattern