User Manual

Flying
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1. After launching your Firebird Freedom
™
,
it will begin climbing at full throttle. With
the throttle all the way on, your Firebird
Freedom should climb without any eleva-
tor input.
2. Make right- and left-hand adjustments to
keep your airplane heading directly into
the wind. Do not attempt a turn until you
have reached a minimum of 50–100 feet
of altitude. That’s about as tall as a 4- to
8-story building. It is hard to determine
altitude when you’re in a wide and open
space outside, so the best rule is to err
on the side of caution and allow yourself
sufficient altitude when flying.
3. Control range is 2500 feet. Don’t let the
airplane get too far away. Keep the air-
craft UPWIND from you. Failure to do this
could result in a flyaway! Remember – the
wind is stronger as your plane gets higher
in the air. It’s okay to fly higher, just be
cautious and watch how your plane reacts
to the wind. Most of the time, you can fly
at higher altitudes at half throttle.
This is great for smooth easy flying when
you’re first learning to fly, and conserves
battery power.
4. When you have reached higher altitudes
and want to practice using the elevator,
begin with small and smooth inputs to the
transmitter, as very little input is required to
get the plane to turn, climb, or descend.
5. Avoid long vertical dives, with power on
or off, as it can cause a lot of stress on the
airplane.
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Sharp Turns:
Move the stick in the direction you want
to turn and add a bit of UP elevator at the
same time (pull back on stick). The plane will
make a sharper banking turn.
Rudder Trim:
If the Firebird Freedom
™
seems to drift in
one direction when the control stick is in the
neutral (centered) position, gradually move
the rudder trim lever below the control
stick in the OPPOSITE direction of the drift.
Adjust until the plane flies straight with the
control stick at neutral.
Elevator Trim:
If the model always “hunts” up or down,
use the trim lever to the left of the stick to
correct this problem. If it hunts up, slide the
left trim lever up one notch at a time until
it flies level. If it hunts down, slide the left
trim lever down one notch at a time until it
flies level. The model should fly straight with
the stick at neutral. Your Firebird Freedom
should have a steady climb at full throttle
when it is trimmed properly.
Flying (continued)
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