User Manual
8
EN
Consult local laws and ordinances before choosing a location
to fly your aircraft.
Selectalarge,openareaawayfrompeopleandobjects.Yourrstightsshould
beoutdoorsinlow-windconditions.Alwaysstayatleast30feet(10meters)away
fromthehelicopterwhenitisying.
TheBlade360CFX3Sisintendedtobeownoutdoorsbyexperiencedpilots
Takeoff
Deliberatelyincreasethrottleandestablishahoveratleast24”(0.6meter)high,
outsideofgroundeffect.
CAUTION:Makinglargeinputstotherollorpitchcontrolswhilethe
helicopterisonthegroundmayresultinacrash.
Flying
Thehelicopterliftsoffthegroundwhentherotorheadreachesasuitablespeed.
Establishalow-levelhovertoverifyproperoperationofyourhelicopter.
Firstightsshouldbeperformedinnormalmodeandlowcyclicandrudderdual
ratesuntilyouarefamiliarwiththeyingmanneroftheBlade360CFX3S.
CAUTION:Alwaysythehelicopterwithyourbacktothesunandthewind
topreventlossofightcontrol.
Landing
Establishalowlevelhover.Deliberatelylowerthethrottleuntilthehelicopter
lands.
When the helicopter is in stunt mode:
• Therotorheadspeedisconstant.
• Themainrotorwillincreasenegativepitchasthethrottle/collectivestickis
movedfromthemiddlestickpositiontothelowstickposition.Negativepitch
allowsthehelicoptertoyupsidedownandperformaerobatics.
Changebetweenstuntandidleupmodesinahoverwiththethrottlenearthe
hoveringstickposition.
WARNING:DonotusewoodenmainbladeswiththeBlade360CFX3S
orinjuryand/orpropertydamagecouldoccur.OnlyuseBlade360CFX
3Sreplacementcarbonbermainblades.
Flying the Blade 360 CFX 3S
Pre-Flight Checklist
Tail Belt Tension
Belttensionthatistootightresultsinlossofpowerandcausesthebelttowearmorequickly.Tensionthatistooloosecancausebeltdamageandlossoftailrotor
controlinight.
To check for proper belt tension:
1. Viewthetailrotordrivebeltthroughtheopeningatthebackofthemainframe.
2. Useahexwrenchorstandardscrewdrivertocompressthebeltthroughtheopening.
3. Applylightpressureonthebelt,compressingthebelttowardtheleftsideof
thetailboom.
4. Thebelttensioniscorrectifthecompressedsideofthebeltreaches
approximatelyhalfwaytotheoppositesideofthebelt.
a. If the compressed side of the belt reaches farther than halfway to the
other side of the belt, the tension is too loose.
b. If the compressed side of the belt does not reach halfway to the other
side of the belt, the tension is too tight.
To adjust belt tension:
1. Loosenthetwohorizontalstabilizerscrews.
2. Loosenthe2screwsatthe
backofthemainframe.
3. Slidetheboomforwardoraft
toadjustthebelttension.
4. Whenthebelttensionis
properlyadjusted,tightenthe
2screwsattheback
oftheframe.
5. Tightenthehorizontal
stabilizerscrews.
❏ Checkallscrewsandensurethattheyaretight
❏ Checkbelttensionandensurethatitisnottootightortooloose
❏ Checkmainandtailbladestoensuretheyarenotdamaged
❏ Checkalllinksandmakesuretheymovefreelybutdonotpopoffeasily
❏ Checkthatightbatteryandtransmitterbatteryarefullycharged
❏ Checkallwirestoensurethattheyarenotcut,pinched,orchaffed
andareproperlysecured
❏ Checkallwireconnections
❏ Checkgearsandmakesurenoteetharemissing
❏ Doacompletecontroltest
❏ VerifytheAR636Asensoriscorrectingintheproperdirections
❏ Checkthatservosarefunctioningproperly
❏ Checktomakesureightbatteryisproperlysecured
❏ ChecktomakesureAR636Aisproperlysecured
Gyro Gain Adjustment
• Ifthetailwagsoroscillates,lowerthegainonthegyro.
On your transmitter’s gyro menu, decrease the gyro gain values a small amount
at a time until the helicopter is stable within a particular flight mode.
• Ifthetailisdriftingwhilehovering,increasethegainonthegyro.
On your transmitter, increase the gyro gain values a small amount at a time until
the tail starts to wag/oscillate. Afterwards, reduce the gain until the tail stops
wagging/oscillating within a particular flight mode.