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d) Connecting the Flight Batteries
Move the control stick for the pitch and tail functions (also see
gure 1, item 17) to the bottom position and switch on the
transmitter. Observe the correct position of the toggle switches
„Flight Mode“ and „Throttle hold“.
Then connect the plug of the helicopter connection cable (1)
that is protected against polarity reversal to the plug connector
oftheightbattery(2).Observethattheconnectioncablesdo
not drag at the main pinion (3) and are not damaged.
Right behind the battery connection, the LED under the canopy
(seegure20,item6)ofthehelicopterlightsupandtheelec-
tronicsinthemodelperformareconciliation.IftheLEDashes
slowly, the helicopter is not receiving a remote control signal.
After approx. 4 seconds, the swash plate (4) moves up and
downbrieytwicetosignalsuccessfulreconciliationoftheelec-
tronics and binding of the helicopter to the transmitter.
The swash plate should now be aligned perfectly horizontally
(seeauxiliarylineinthelowergure).
Now your model helicopter is ready to start.
If the swash plate is slightly tilted, use the trim or twist the linkage rods to adjust the swash plate precisely.
For further information on this, see the following chapters „Trimming the Model Helicopter“ and „Fine-
Tuning the Model Helicopter“.
Figure 10