Instruction manual

ManualsBrandsAres ManualsBaby CareP-51D Mustang 350

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Nowthatyou’veselectedasuitableflyingareayou’rereadytofly!Andwhenmakingyour

firstflightswesuggestfollowingthesesteps:

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 TherearetwowaystogettheP‐51DMustang350intotheair,thefirstwaybeingto

‘hand‐launch’theairplane.Thiscanbeaccomplishedbyholdingthefuselageofthe

model(justbehindthewing)betweenyourfingersandthumbwiththewingslevel

(relativetothe

horizonandtheground)andwiththenosepointedintoanywind

(ALWAYSHAND‐LAUNCH/TAKEOFFANDLANDWITHTHENOSEPOINTEDINTOANY

WIND!).Then,raisetheleft‐hand/throttlesticktothehighest/full‐powerpositionand

‘throw’themodelforwardwiththenoseleveltoorjustslightlyabovethe

horizon.

Aftertheairplaneleavesyourhandfocusonkeepingthewingslevelandthenose

pointedintothewindwhilecontinuingtoclimbtoasafealtitude.

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IMPORTANTNOTE:DONOThand‐launchtheairplanewiththenoseangledtoohigh

(morethan2–4degrees)abovethehorizon.Also,donotattempttoclimb/gain

altitudewiththenoseoftheairplaneangledupwardmorethanapproximately

20–30degreesabovethehorizon,oratlessthanfullpower,otherwise

theairplane

mayloselift,‘stall’andcrash.

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ThesecondwaytogettheairplaneintotheairistoperformaRiseOffGround(R.O.G.)

takeofffromasmooth,levelsurface(suchasasphaltorshortgrass).Settheairplane

onthetakeoffsurfacewiththenosepointedintoanywindthenraisetheleft‐

hand/throttlestickto

thehighest/full‐powerposition.Keepthenosepointedintothe

windbyusingruddercontrol,andwhentheairplanereachesflyingspeeditwillslowly

riseoffthegroundoryoucanpullbackslightlyontheright‐handstick(‘up’elevator)

tohelpthemodelriseofftheground.

Andagain,donotattempttoclimb/gain

altitudewiththenoseoftheairplaneangledmorethanapproximately20–30

degreesabovethehorizon,oratlessthanfullpower,otherwisetheairplanemay

loselift,stallandcrash.

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 Afterhand‐launch/takeofffocusonkeepingtherateofclimbsmoothandsteady,the

wingslevelandthenosepointedintoanywinduntilreachinganaltitudeof

approximately150–250feethigh.Higherisevenbetteraslongasyoucanstillseethe

airplaneclearlybutkeeptheairplane

atanaltitudeanddistancethatallowsyoutime

toreactandalsomakesitpossibletoknowtheexactorientationoftheairplanesoyou

canalwaysrespondaccordingly.

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 Atthedesiredaltitudeyoucanleveltheairplaneoffbypushingforwardslightlyonthe

right‐handstick(‘down’elevator)untiltheairplaneisflyinglevel.Then,reducethe

left‐hand/throttlestickposition/powertoapproximately1/2to2/3forcruiseflight.