IFT Evolve 300 CX - Selecting a Flying Area

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TheEvolve300CXismuchlargerthantypicalultra‐microandmicroclassCXhelisfor
improvedvisibilityandperformancewhenflyingoutdoors,yettheinnovativeandIFT‐
exclusiveCollisionAvoidanceTechnology(C.A.T.)makesitpossibletoflyindoorstoo.
However,beforeproceedingwithyourfirstflightsindoors
oroutpleasebesuretoreviewthe
detailsinthissectiontoensureyou’rechoosingsuitablespacesandconditionstoachievethe
bestpossibleperformanceandflyingexperience.
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IMPORTANTNOTE:Ifyouareafirst‐timeorlow‐timepilotwestronglyrecommend
allowingamoreexperiencedpilotto
testflyandproperlytrimthemodelbeforeattempting
yourfirstflight.Aprovenflyableandproperlytrimmedmodelissignificantlyeasierand
moreenjoyabletofly!Pleasecontactyourlocalhobbyshopand/orflyingclubtofinda
moreexperiencedpilotnearyou.
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IndoorFlyingAreas
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Whenflyingindoors
you’llwanttoselect anopenareafreeofpeopleandobstructions.We
suggestanareawithatleast15‐feetby15‐feetoffloorspaceandnolessthan8‐footceilings
whenmakingyourfirstfewflights.
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Afteryou’veproperlytrimmedthehelicopterandbecomefamiliarwith
itshandlingand
capabilities,aswellasthecapabilitiesofC.A.T.,youmaybeabletoflyinothersmallerand
lessopenareastoo.AndwhileC.A.T.canhelptoautomaticallyavoidcollisionswithavariety
ofobstacles/objectsincludingwalls,furnitureandmore(pleaseseethe‘CollisionAvoidance
Technology’
sectionofthismanualformoreinformation)it’salwaysmorefuntoflyindoors
inspacesthatarelargerand/ormoreopenwhenpossible.
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OutdoorFlyingAreas/Conditions
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Whenflyingoutdoorsit’sbesttoflytheEvolve300CXatalocalpark,schoolyardorother
areathat’slargeenoughand
freeofpeopleandobstructions.Wealsosuggestflyingover
grassasit’samuchmore‘forgiving’surfacethatcauseslessdamageintheunfortunateevent
ofacrash.DoNOTflyinparkinglots,crowdedneighborhoodareasorinareasthatarenot
freeofpeopleandobstructions.
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Also,
it’stypicallybesttoflyondaysthatarecalm/withnowind,especiallywhenlearning
howtofly.Westronglysuggestflyingonlyincalmconditionsuntilyou’refamiliarwiththe
controlsandhandlingofthemodel.Evenverylightwindscanmakeitmuchmoredifficultto
learnto
fly,andinsomecasescanevencarrythemodelbeyondyourlineofsight.
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