Blade mQX - Post-Flight Inspections and Maintenance

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TIP: TheseareallpossiblewiththeRTFtransmitter.Whenusingacomputertransmitter,however,increasethe
travelbeyond100%onaileron,elevatororrudderformaximumcontrolauthority.
ForwardFlight
BackwardFlight
SkiddingTakeoffs
Pirouettes
SpotLandings
SkiddingLandings
Circuits(Circles)
Figure8s
FlipsandRolls
OnceyouhavegainedexperienceandcondenceinhoveringthemQX,youcanattemptmoreadvanced
maneuversincluding:
Post-Flight Inspections and Maintenance
Cleaning
Makesurethebatteryisnotconnectedbeforecleaning.Removedustanddebriswithasoftbrush
oradry,lint-freecloth.
Bearings
Replacebearingswhentheybecomenotchy(stickyinplaceswhenturning)ordraggy.
Wiring
Makesurethewiringdoesnotblockmovingparts.Replacedamagedwiringandlooseconnectors.
Fasteners
Makesuretherearenoloosescrews,otherfastenersorconnectors.Donotover-tightenmetal
screwsinplasticparts.Tightenscrewssothepartsarematedtogether,thenturnscrewonly1/8th
ofaturnmore.
Propellers
Makesurethereisnodamagetothepropellerorotherpartsthatmoveathighspeed.
Damagetothesepartsincludescracks,burrs,chipsorscratches.Replacedamagedparts
beforeying.
Continuemakingminortrimadjustmentsuntilthemachinehoversatalowaltitudewithverylittledriftingand
directionalcontrolinput.IfthemQXisyourrstQuad-Copter-typemodel,seekthehelpofanexperiencedpilotto
trimthemodelforyoubeforemakingyourrstight.
• WithyourmQXproperlytrimmedandmaintainingastablelow-levelhover,practiceusingtherudder,elevator
andaileroncontrolstofamiliarizeyourselfwiththemachine’sresponsestocontrolinputs.Remembertokeep
thecontrolinputsasminimalaspossible.
• Whencomfortablewithlow-levelhovering,youcantransitiontohoveringandyingthemQXathigheralti-
tudesofthreetofourfeet.Atthesehigheraltitudes,youwillbecomecomfortablewiththeightcharacteris-
ticsoftheaircraft.
• Don’tbeafraidtosetthemQXdownonthegroundquicklybyloweringthethrottlewhenapproachingwalls
orotherobstaclestohelppreventpropellerstrikes.
CAUTION:AlwaysythemQXwithyourbacktothesuntopreventlossofightcontrol.