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BatteryandChargerHandlingPrecautions
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■Thegasigniteandcauseanexplosionorfire.
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■ Ifthebatterygoesdeadduringflight,theaircraftwill
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■ Nearanotherradiocontrolflyingfield.
■ Nearorabovepeople.
■ Nearhomes,schools,hospitalsorotherplaceswhere
peoplecongregate.
■ Nearhighvoltagelines,highstructures,or
communicationfacilities.
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■Flyingbehindbuildingsorotherlargestructures
willnotonlycauseyoutolosesightoftheaircraft,but
alsodegradetheRFlinkperformanceandcauselossof
control.
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■Inparticular,normallysetthethrottlechanneltoidle.
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hover.
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■Erroneousinputduringflightisextremelydangerous.
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■Lowbatterycapacitywillcauselossofcontrolanda
crash.
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■ Evenonetransmittersettingoraircraftabnormality
causeacrash.
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■Ifthepowerswitchisturnedon/offintheopposite
order,thepropellermayrotateunexpectedlyandcause
aseriousinjury.
■Alsoalwaysobservetheaboveorderwhensetting
thefailsafefunction.
■Maximumlowthrottle:Directioninwhichtheengine
ormotorrunsattheslowestspeedorstops.
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■Unexpectedhighspeedrotationoftheenginemay
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■Donotusethecharger,whenitoryourhands,are
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