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 Afterincreasingthecontrolresponse/authorityandinstallingtheshortlength
stabilizerflybar(aspreviouslyoutlinedinthissection)manypilotswillbeabletofly
theEvolve300CXsuccessfullyinwindsupto5mph.However,wedonotrecommend
thatallpilotsflyinwindsupto10mph,especially
first‐timeandlow‐timepilots,as
moreexperienceistypicallyrequiredtomaneuver/flythehelicoptersuccessfullyinthe
higherspeed/strongerwinds.Also,wedonotrecommendattemptingtoflytheEvolve
300CXinanywindshigherspeed/strongerthan10mph.
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 Whenflyingoutdoorsinthewindit’srecommended
toraisethethrottletrimtothe
middleoreventhehighestpossiblepositioninordertoincreasethemaximumamount
ofpoweravailablewhenthethrottlestickisraisedtothehighestpossibleposition.
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IMPORTANTNOTE:IfyoudoraisethethrottletrimleveryouMUSTrememberto
loweritANDthethrottlesticktotheirlowestpossiblepositionsIMMEDIATELYinthe
eventofacrashorrotorbladestrike.Failuretolowerthethrottletrimandthrottle
sticktotheirlowestpossiblepositionsimmediately
intheeventofacrash/rotor
bladestrikecanresultindamagetotheESCsinthe3‐in‐1controlunit (whichmay
requirereplacementofthecontrolunit).
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 AlthoughtheEvolve300CXislargerandmorecapableofflyingoutdoorsinwindthan
mostotherCX
(coaxial)helicoptermodels,therearesometraitsinherentduetothe
coaxialandfixed‐pitchdesignthatpilotsshouldalwayskeepinmind.Also,itwilltake
somepracticeformostpilots,eventhosewithexperienceflyingFP(fixed‐pitch)andCP
(collective‐pitch)helicopters,toidentifyandbetterunderstand
allofthesetraitsbut
herearethemostimportantonestokeepinmind:
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o Duetothefixed‐pitchrotorbladedesignmostpilotswillfindthatittakessome
‘balancing’ofthethrottle/poweroutputandthe‘angle’thehelicopteris
pitched/bankedattomaintainspeedandaltitudeduring
forward/backward/sidewaysflight.Thisisespeciallytruewhenflyingdirectly
intothewind,andinsome
casesitwillnotbepossibletoflydirectly
into/penetratethewindatareasonablegroundspeedwithoutgainingaltitude
(thistraitisalsoinherentinmostsingle‐rotorFPhelicopters).
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o Alsoduetothefixed‐pitchrotorbladedesignitwilltakesomepracticetofind
thebestbalanceofthrottle/poweroutputandothercontrolstodescend/lose
altitudewithoutdecreasingthespeed/RPMsoftherotorbladestoomuch(if
thespeed/RPMsdecreasetoomuchthehelicoptercanlosealtitudetoo
quickly
and/orbecomeunstableresultinginacrash).Thisisespeciallytruewhentrying
todescend/losealtitudeandwhenflyinginto(upwind),with(downwind)or
evensidewaysinthewind(thistraitisalsoinherentinmostsingle‐rotorFP
helicopters).