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Flying Guide
Trimming: You may need to adjust the trim every few minutes of flight, but it takes only takes
a moment. Basically, the trim 'fine-tunes' the speed of the rotor blades, and will help keep the
Quad Starship flying straight.
We suggest getting the Movement Trim balanced first, as these are the most important to get
right. The Quad Starship can spin on the spot without problems - however, if it's drifting one
way or other things become quite tricky. Once it's stationary, then adjust the Rotation Trim
until it's pointing in one direction consistently.
Wind: Basically, these are (approximately) 1/40th scale quad rotors. A full-sized Quad Starships
(if there is such a thing) wouldn't be able to fly in high winds – and neither can the models. If a
full sized Quad Starship would have difficulty overcoming 50mph winds, then the model will
have the same difficulty with 1~2 mph winds (i.e. 1/40th as much). There's nothing that can
be done about this, it's just physics... unless you shrink the planet with some kind of shink ray.
Air conditioning: Hot air rises and cool air falls – this creates movement in the air, leading to
an effect called "wind shear". Basically, this is when there's a column of hot air going up next
to cold air going down. Many full-scale aircraft accidents have been caused by wind shear. Air
conditioners create heaps of wind shear. If the Quad Starship flies through wind shear, it will
seem to suddenly fly up or down (depending on the direction of the wind shear).
The Ground Effect: When the Quad Starship is near the ground, the air it pushes down with its
rotor has nowhere to go – the ground is in the way. Some of this air bounces back, this pushes
the Quad Starship up. When the Quad Starship is near the ground, it will get slightly more lift
than it normally would. This is something to keep in mind when landing.
The Ceiling Effect: Conversely to the ground effect, when you fly too close to a ceiling, a small
pocket of low pressure is created above the Quad Starship, and it will be sucked upwards. This
could be bad – if you hit the ceiling, the Quad Starship will stall, fall and possibly be damaged.
Places to Fly: Because high winds can be a problem, we recommend flying indoors. However,
you really do need a bit of space to get the most out of the Quad Starship. Some places which
are good for flight include large garages (whilst the car's not parked there), indoor sports
areas, aircraft hangars, secret underground submarine pens and so on (though why you'd fly a
toy Quad Starship in your secret underground submarine pen is beyond us). Or a large lounge
room with delicate items stashed somewhere out of the way - whatever you've got.
Low Battery: To get the longest possible life from the built-in battery, never completely
discharge it. As soon as the Quad Starship shows any sign of running low on power (such as
responding slowly or being unable to maintain altitude easily) turn it off and charge it as soon
as practicable. For more information about battery care, see page 6.
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WARNING:
Do not fly near eyes or face.
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