Roban Airwolf Compactor - Flight Operations and Guidance; First Flight Procedures; Piloting Skill Assessment for Scale Helicopters

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Step11‐Nowitistimetofly
For thefirstfewcircuits:startingfromgroundeffect,acceleratetoamoderatespeedinlevelflight,andonly theninitiateaclimb,
alwayskeepthemodelflyingatabriskforwardspeed;onthelandingapproachalwaysdescendtowardsthelandingareaatasteady
angle(around45°)directlyinto
wind,anddon’tbringthemodeltoahaltuntilitisingroundeffectagain.Thiswayyoucansaveyour
modelthroughautorotation.Ifoneparticulartechnicalfaultkeepsrecurringinyourmodel,replacingthecomponentconcernedwill
notsolvetheproblemunlessyouchangesomeother aspect
oftheoperatingconditions.It is ashardtofly niceandsmoothscale
maneuversasflyingF3Corexact3Dfigures.
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Andonefinalrequest:
Pleaseberealisticwhenassessingyourpilotingskills,becauseascalehelicopterisheavyandhencemuchlessagileinresponsethan
any 3D
helicopter. Keep this comparison in mind: if you can’t swim and you dive into deep water, the chances are that you will
drown.
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