Tamjets F-16 - Operational Dos and Donts; Enhancement Recommendations

Tamjets F-16 Instruction Manual
Do’s and Don’t’s
 Do balance your aircraft
 Do check that your control surfaces are operating in the correct direction
 Do lube your brakes with BVM brake lube or equivalent
 Do make sure your pull-pull system is tight or the plain will be squirrelly on
takeoff. It should takeoff straight as an arrow
 Do range check. We have flown our models with and without a whip antenna and
have successfully range checked in all situations. Whip antennas are always
recommended. Available at Tamjets.
 Do test your retracts before every first flight of the day.
 Do check your brakes prior to each flight. With the amount of flying we do. We
have seen a brake line pop off from time to time. We have put a touch of CA on
the brake line where it connects to the brake hub as an added precaution.
 Do check all your E-clips on your struts prior to first flight of the day. Some times
these can pop off in transportation or otherwise.
 DON’T start your engine with the engine hatch on. If you have a hot start you will
warp your hatch or do worse damage.
 DON’T fly your test flight without shaking all of the air/bubbles out of your UAT
Recommendations and Options
 OPTION- Whip antenna. Available at Tamjets
 OPTION- Install smoke system
 RECCOMENDATION- On short runways, make sure to set your wheel brakes to
the on position prior to landing. We do this at our field and stop in 250 ft or less.
With the wheel brakes lubed it works phenomenally well without locking up or
slamming the nose down.
 RECCOMENDATION- On take off use a generous amount of elevator for a
shorter and more scale takeoff. There is no need to rocket the plane down the
runway like a 40lb jet. This jet should be 17.5-18.5 lbs dry.
ENJOY!
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