IFT Evolve 300 CX - Upper Main Rotor Blade Tracking

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TheEvolve300CXisequippedwithanadjustable‐lengthlinkagethatconnectsthestabilizer
flybartothemainrotorbladegripsfortheuppersetofrotorblades.Thislinkageallowsyou
toadjustthe‘tracking’oftheuppermainrotorbladesforsmootherandmorestableflight
performance.
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Youcanchecktheuppermainrotorbladetrackingwiththehelicopteronthegroundorinthe
airwhileflying.Also,werecommendhavinganassistantonhandtohelp‘sight’theblades
(especiallyifyou’llbecheckingthebladetrackingwhileflying).
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CAUTION:YOUMUSTMAINTAIN
ASAFEDISTANCEFROMTHEHELICOPTER
(APPROXIMATELY10FEET/3METERSORMORE)ANDWEARAPPROPRIATEEYE
PROTECTION(SUCHASSAFETYGOGGLES)WHENCHECKINGTHEUPPERMAINROTOR
BLADETRACKING.
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Tocheckthetrackingraisetheleft‐hand/throttlestickslowlytoincreasethespeed/RPMsof
therotorbladesuntiljustbefore
thehelicoptertakesoff(tochecktrackingontheground)or
tomaintainastablehover(tochecktrackingwhileflying).
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Oncetherotorbladeshavebeenbroughtuptotheappropriatespeed/RPMs,checktoseeif
thetipsoftheuppermainrotorbladesaretrackinginthesame
planeornot.
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