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Here’s a worksheet you can use for recording fl ight times and recharge capacity to calculate target fl ight times (as well as
average, in-fl ight current which is also useful data). The second row contains formulas for the calculations for that row. Row
#1 is already fi lled out with fi gures from the example:
FORMULAS
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
BCDEFG
B / A D
x
.8 E / C B/1000 / (A /60)
Flight Time
(.10 ths )
Recharge
Capacity
mAh/minute
Battery
Capacity
Target Capacity
to Use in Flight
Recommended
Flight Time
Avg. In-Flight
Current
start working. Otherwise, the Zero occasionally exhibits the
tendency to nose down slightly during initial rollout. But once
up to speed you can keep in the main wheels on the ground
for a beautiful, scale-like rollout as long as you please!
There’s nothing particular to note about the Zero once
airborne – on 3S it fl ies quite “scale-like,” and on 4S the Zero
is signifi cantly faster with increased vertical performance.
Again alluding to the Zero’s scale-like fl ight tendencies, it
does land a little better if you fl y it in with a little throttle–
especially if landing with fl aps. Same as most warbirds, the
Zero is somewhat of a draggy airframe and bleeds off speed
a little faster than your typical sport plane. Just leave a few
clicks of throttle in, wait for it to slow and you’ll see it fl airs or
two-points beautifully.
You’ll fi nd that fl aps aren’t necessary if landing in breezy
conditions. But if the weather is calm the fl aps will slow the
Zero even more!
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Protect Your Model, Yourself & Others…
Follow These Important Safety Precautions
1. Your Zero should not be considered a toy, but rather a
sophisticated, working model that functions very much like a
full-size airplane. Because of its performance capabilities, the
Zero, if not assembled and operated correctly, could possibly
cause injury to yourself or spectators and damage to property.
2. You must assemble the Zero according to the instructions.
Do not alter or modify the model, as doing so may result in an
unsafe or unfl yable model. In a few cases the instructions may
Additionally, or if you don’t have a charger with a digital readout
to fi nd out how much capacity you used during a fl ight, use a
LiPo cell checker to check individual cell voltage after each
fl ight. The resting, non-loaded, individual cell voltage after a
fl ight should be no less than 3.7 V/cell.
FLYING
The Zero doesn’t exhibit any negative fl ight tendencies, but
here are a couple of tips that will help you present your Zero
better out at the fl ying fi eld.
Choose a suitable takeoff and landing surface of short grass
or a smooth surface.
On the 4S battery the Zero is aerobatic and speedy, but it
still likes to be treated like a scale model. During the initial
few feet of the takeoff roll use up elevator to hold the tail
on the ground until it gains a little speed and the surfaces
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