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18 | Quick Start Aviation Terms
14. QUICK START AVIATION TERMS
14.1 Rudder
> RUDDER denotestherotationofthe»Xtremearoundtherudderaxis(verticalaxis).
Thismovementeitheroccursunintentionallyduetothespeedtorqueofthepropellers
orintentionallyasaightdirectionchange.
> Forthe»Xtreme,thismovementisnotcontrolledbyatailpropeller,butthroughspeed
variation of the individual propellers. The two red propellers show FRONT.
14.2 Elevator
> ELEVATOR denotesthemovementaroundthecrossaxiswhichcanbecomparedto
the nodding of a head.
> Throughthis,the»Xtremegainsightspeedforwardsorbackwardsordecelerates.
14.3 Aileron
> AILERON denotes the movement around the centre line which can be compared to
thesidewaysrollingofaball(orthesidewayscrawlofacrab).Inthisway,throughlifting
onesidethe»Xtrememovestothesideindependentlyofitsforwarddirection.
> The two red propellers show FRONT.
14.4 Hover
HOVERdenotesaightstatusinwhich the»Xtremeneitherrisesnorfallssothatthe
upwards directed uplift force is equal to the downwards directed weight.
14.5 Altitude height hold
> ALTITUDE HEIGHT HOLD is a product feature of the »Xtreme. Altitude height hold
can be set via the transmitter. Once activated the »Xtreme will hold the altitude at which
altitude height hold was activated.
> You may refer to chapter “18.7Altitude height hold function” on page 50 for more
information.
14.6 Mode 1, Mode 2
> MODE 1 and MODE 2 refer to the stick arrangement and their functions of the
provided stock transmitter.
> Pleaserefertochapter“16.Transmitter”onpage22formoreinformation.
14.7 Binding
> BINDINGreferstothepairingoftransmitterandreceiver(builtintothe»Xtreme).Once
transmitter and receiver are bound, signal transmission can take place.
> Tocorrectlybindthe»Xtremerefertosection“16.1.3Binding”onpage26.