GRAUPNER STARLET

GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
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Safety Notes
Before you fly the model for the first time it is essential (and a legal requirement) to take out an
insurance policy designed to cover modelling risks.
Be sure to read right through the instructions covering assembly and operation of your model
before you attempt to operate it for the first time. You alone are responsible for the safe
operation of your radio-controlled model aeroplane. Young people should only be permitted to
build and fly this model under the instruction and supervision of an adult who is aware of the
hazards involved in this activity.
In legal terms our models are classed as aircraft, and as such are subject to statutory
regulations and restrictions which must be observed. Our brochure “Modellflugrecht,
Paragrafen und mehr” (Model Aviation Law, Legal Requirements and more) is available under
Order No. 8034.02, and contains a summary of all these rules; your local model shop should
have a copy which you can read. There are also Post Office regulations concerning your radio
control system, and these must be observed at all times. You will find information on this in the
operating instructions supplied with your radio control system.
It is important to use only those parts included in the kit, together with other genuine Graupner
accessories and replacement parts as recommended expressly by us. Even if you change a
single component, you can no longer be sure that the whole system will work reliably, and
such changes also invalidate your guarantee.
Avoid short circuits and reverse polarity at all times.
The high energy density of rechargeable batteries involves a constant risk of fire and even
explosion.
A radio-controlled model aircraft can only work properly and fulfil your expectations if it is built
very carefully and in accordance with the building instructions. If you wish to avoid injuring
people and damaging property it is essential to be careful and painstaking at all stages of
building and operating your model. Nobody would climb into a full-size glider and try to fly it
without completing a course of training first. Model flying is a skill which has to be learned in
just the same way.
However, we as manufacturer are not in a position to influence the way you build and operate
your RC model aircraft. All we can do is expressly point out the hazards involved in this
activity. We deny all liability.
We suggest that you ask for help from an experienced model flyer, or join a model club or flight
training school. Your local model shop and the specialist magazines are excellent sources of
information. It is always best to joint a model flying club and fly at the approved flying site.
Adhesives contain ingredients which can be injurious to health under certain circumstances. It
is therefore important to read and observe the instructions and warnings provided by the
manufacturer or these materials.
The operator of the model must be in full possession of his or her bodily and mental faculties.
As with car driving, flying a model aircraft under the influence of alcohol or drugs is highly
dangerous and not permissible under any circumstances.
Make sure that all passers-by and onlookers are aware of the hazards involved in the operation
of your model. Remind spectators to keep a safe distance from the model.
Always maintain a safe distance between your model and other people or objects. Never fly low
over people or directly towards them.
Radio-controlled models should only be flown in “normal” weather conditions, i.e. a
temperature range of -5° to +35°C. More extreme temperatures can lead to changes in battery
capacity, material characteristics, the strength of glued joints and other unwanted effects.
All model flyers should behave in a way which minimises the danger to people and property.
Never act in any manner which will disturb other pilots, or have an adverse effect on safe,
orderly flying at the site.