User Manual

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Consult local laws and ordinances before choosing a location
to fly your aircraft.
Selectalarge,openareaawayfrompeopleandobjects.Yourrstightsshould
beoutdoorsinlow-windconditions.Alwaysstayatleast30feet(10meters)away
fromthehelicopterwhenitisying.
TheBlade360CFX3Sisintendedtobeownoutdoorsbyexperiencedpilots
Takeoff
Deliberatelyincreasethrottleandestablishahoveratleast24”(0.6meter)high,
outsideofgroundeffect.
CAUTION:Makinglargeinputstotherollorpitchcontrolswhilethe
helicopterisonthegroundmayresultinacrash.
Flying
Thehelicopterliftsoffthegroundwhentherotorheadreachesasuitablespeed.
Establishalow-levelhovertoverifyproperoperationofyourhelicopter.
Firstightsshouldbeperformedinnormalmodeandlowcyclicandrudderdual
ratesuntilyouarefamiliarwiththeyingmanneroftheBlade360CFX3S.
CAUTION:Alwaysythehelicopterwithyourbacktothesunandthewind
topreventlossofightcontrol.
Landing
Establishalowlevelhover.Deliberatelylowerthethrottleuntilthehelicopter
lands.
When the helicopter is in stunt mode:
• Therotorheadspeedisconstant.
• Themainrotorwillincreasenegativepitchasthethrottle/collectivestickis
movedfromthemiddlestickpositiontothelowstickposition.Negativepitch
allowsthehelicoptertoyupsidedownandperformaerobatics.
Changebetweenstuntandidleupmodesinahoverwiththethrottlenearthe
hoveringstickposition.
WARNING:DonotusewoodenmainbladeswiththeBlade360CFX3S
orinjuryand/orpropertydamagecouldoccur.OnlyuseBlade360CFX
3Sreplacementcarbonbermainblades.
Flying the Blade 360 CFX 3S
Pre-Flight Checklist
Tail Belt Tension
Belttensionthatistootightresultsinlossofpowerandcausesthebelttowearmorequickly.Tensionthatistooloosecancausebeltdamageandlossoftailrotor
controlinight.
To check for proper belt tension:
1. Viewthetailrotordrivebeltthroughtheopeningatthebackofthemainframe.
2. Useahexwrenchorstandardscrewdrivertocompressthebeltthroughtheopening.
3. Applylightpressureonthebelt,compressingthebelttowardtheleftsideof
thetailboom.
4. Thebelttensioniscorrectifthecompressedsideofthebeltreaches
approximatelyhalfwaytotheoppositesideofthebelt.
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. Loosenthetwohorizontalstabilizerscrews.
2. Loosenthe2screwsatthe
backofthemainframe.
3. Slidetheboomforwardoraft
toadjustthebelttension.
4. Whenthebelttensionis
properlyadjusted,tightenthe
2screwsattheback
oftheframe.
5. Tightenthehorizontal
stabilizerscrews.
Checkallscrewsandensurethattheyaretight
Checkbelttensionandensurethatitisnottootightortooloose
Checkmainandtailbladestoensuretheyarenotdamaged
Checkalllinksandmakesuretheymovefreelybutdonotpopoffeasily
Checkthatightbatteryandtransmitterbatteryarefullycharged
Checkallwirestoensurethattheyarenotcut,pinched,orchaffed
andareproperlysecured
Checkallwireconnections
Checkgearsandmakesurenoteetharemissing
Doacompletecontroltest
VerifytheAR636Asensoriscorrectingintheproperdirections
Checkthatservosarefunctioningproperly
Checktomakesureightbatteryisproperlysecured
ChecktomakesureAR636Aisproperlysecured
Gyro Gain Adjustment
• Ifthetailwagsoroscillates,lowerthegainonthegyro.
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.
• Ifthetailisdriftingwhilehovering,increasethegainonthegyro.
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.