IFT Evolve 300 CX - Flying (General)

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Afteryou’veproperlytrimmedthehelicopterincalmconditionsandbecomefamiliarwithits
handling/capabilitiesitcanbeflowninverylight(1–3mph)windconditions.Youcanalso
increasethecontrolauthorityandinstalltheoptionalshortlengthstabilizerflybar
(IFLH1319X)toflyinwindsupto5–10mph(depending
onyourexperienceandcomfort
level).Pleaseseethe‘FlyingOutdoors’sectionofthismanualformoreinformation.
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IMPORTANTNOTE:DoNOTflyondayswhensignificantmoisture,suchasrainorsnow,is
present!
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Nowthatyou’veselectedasuitableflyingareayou’rereadytofly!And
whenmakingyour
firstflightswesuggestfollowingthesesteps:
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 Slowlyraisetheleft‐hand/throttlesticktoincreasethespeedofthemainrotorblades
anduntilthemodelbeginstoliftoff.DoNOTraisethesticktooquicklyasthemodel
couldclimbtoofastcausingyoutolosecontroland/ormakecontactwiththeceiling
orother
objectsabove(thisisoneofthemostcommonwaysmostfirst‐timepilots
crash!).
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 Liftthemodelapproximately24–30inches(60–75centimeters)offthegroundand
concentrateon‘balancing’thethrottlestickpositionsothehelicopterholdsasteady
hoveraltitude.Itmayalsobehelpfultomakeafewshort‘hops’toanaltitudeofjusta
fewinchesuntilyou’refamiliarand
morecomfortablewiththecontrolinputsandtrim
settingsrequiredtomaintainasteadyhoverandaltitude.However,keepinmindthat
whenonlyafewinchesoffthegroundyou’llbein‘groundeffect’whichwillcausethe
helicoptertomovearoundmorethanittypicallywouldatapproximately
24–30inches
ofaltitude.
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 You’llfindthatitsometimestakesminorthrottleadjustmentstomaintainaltitudein
hover.Remembertokeeptheseadjustmentsasminimalaspossibleaslarge
adjustmentscouldresultinalossofcontroland/orapossiblecrash.
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 Whileattemptingtoestablishalow‐levelhoveroutofgroundeffect(approximately
24–30incheshighorhigher)youcanchecktoseeifanytrimadjustmentsarerequired
tohelpkeepthehelicopterfromconstantlydriftinginvariousdirections.Ifyoufind
thatthehelicopterconstantlydriftswithoutany
directionalcontrolinputitmaybe
besttolandthemodelbeforemakinganyadjustmentstothetrimsettingsusingthe
trimleversonthetransmitter(youcanfindmoreinformationregardingthelocation
andfunctionofthetrimleversinthe‘FlightControlsandTrimming’sectionofthis
manual):
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