Instruction manual

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approximately1/2to2/3power.Also,iftheairplaneisflyingtoohighortoofar
away,lowertheleft‐handstick/throttlecompletelytopoweroffthemotorand
allowtheairplanetodescendtoamorereasonablealtitude(andnotbeyondyour
lineofsight).
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 Attypicalcruisethrottle/powersettingstheP‐51DMustang350willflyfor
approximately5–7+minutespercharge(whenstartingtheflightwithafullycharged
battery).However,theactualflightdurationcanvaryconsiderablydependingonthe
capacityandconditionofthebatteryaswellastheactualthrottle/power
settingsused
throughouttheflight.Westronglyrecommendusingatimertokeeptrackofyour
timeintheairandtoensureyouhaveplentyofpowerlefttopracticelanding
approachesandto‘goaround’ifneeded.
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IMPORTANTNOTE:Youcanlosemotorpowerabruptlyandunexpectedlyifthe
voltageofthebatterydropstoolow!
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 Loweringtheleft‐hand/throttlestickandpowertolessthan1/2to1/3willallowthe
airplanetoenterashallowdescent.Thisishelpfuliftheairplanehasclimbedtoohigh
andwhenit’stimetosetupforlanding.
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 Toland,pointthenosedirectlyintoanywindatanaltitudeofapproximately100–150
feetabovethegroundandapproximately150‐300feetawayfromthedesiredlanding
area.Reducethethrottle/powerto1/3asyoudescendslowlytoapproximately20‐30
feet,thenlowerthethrottle/powerto1/4
orless.Atapproximately2‐4feetabovethe
groundlowerthethrottle/turnoffthepowercompletelywhileallowingtheairplaneto
descendnaturally.Justbeforetheairplanecontactsthegroundaddasmallamountof
‘up’elevatortobringthenoseupand‘flare’forasmoothlanding.
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Lateronyoucanpracticelandingwithasmallamountofthrottle/powertohelp
smoothouttheapproachandtouchdown.However,youmustbesuretolowerthe
throttle/turnoffthepowercompletelyifthepropcomesintocontactwiththeground.
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 INTHEUNFORTUNATEEVENTOFACRASHORPROPELLERSTRIKE,NOMATTERHOW
MAJORORMINOR,YOUMUSTLOWERTHELEFT‐HAND/THROTTLESTICKTOTHE
LOWESTPOSSIBLEPOSITIONASQUICKLYASPOSSIBLETOPREVENTDAMAGETOTHE
ESC!
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Ifyoudonotlowertheleft‐hand/throttlesticktothelowestpossiblepositioninthe
eventofacrash/propellerstrikeitcanresultindamagetotheESCwhichmay
requireittobereplaced!
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NOTE:Crashdamageisnotcoveredunderwarranty.
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