User Manual

Step 4
7
Wing and Landing Gear Attachment
Step 3
6
Attaching the Landing Gear
1. Locate the landing gear within the box.
2. Simply insert the landing gear into the
slot on the bottom of fuselage.
Note: If you are only flying over grass and
intend to land on the grass, and you do not
have an X-Port
™
accessory attached, landing
gear is not required.
Attaching the Wings
1. Locate the wing halves and wing spar.
2. Slide the spar carefully into one wing half.
3. Slide the wing and spar into the side of
fuselage, as shown in the image on the
right.
4. Slide the remaining wing half onto the
spar that is sticking out the side of the
fuselage.
5. Make sure that both wing halves are on
securely and are pushed firmly into the
wing cavity of the fuselage.
Charging the Aircraft Battery
Variable rate DC peak charger features:
• Variable charge rate from 0.3–1.2A
• Trickle charge
• LED charge indicator
• Charges 4- to 7-cell Ni-Cd and Ni-MH
battery packs
1. Select a charge rate of 1.2 amps for the
included 8.4V 1000mAh Ni-MH battery.
2. Attach the battery to the charger.
3. Plug the charger into the 12V power
outlet of an automobile. An adult should
supervise children while they are charging
the battery pack to avoid injury or pos-
sible fire. ALWAYS PLACE BATTERIES
ON A HEAT-RESISTANT SURFACE WHILE
CHARGING.
4. The LED indicator will blink on and off
while the battery is fast charging.
5. When the LED indicator glows solidly, it
has fully peaked and is trickle charging.
6. We recommend peak charging your flight
battery right before flying (within a few
hours).
The charger supplied with your Firebird
Freedom
™
is a variable rate DC peak char-
ger. This charger will allow you to safely and
fully charge your flight battery along with
other 4- to 7-cell HobbyZone battery packs:
Maximum
Battery Charge Rate
4.8V 600mAh Ni-MH (requires HBZ1027) 0.8 amps
6.0V 600mAh Ni-MH (requires HBZ1027) 0.8 amps
6.0V 300mAh Ni-MH (requires HBZ1027) 0.4 amps
7.2V 1000mAh Ni-MH 1.2 amps
Note: If you exceed the maximum charge
rate recommended above, permanent dam-
age can occur to both your charger and bat-
tery pack, and a fire may result.
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