Hover Flight; Free Flying Training - Carson APACHE 4 CH Manual De Instrucciones

Hover flight

Hover flight means maintaining the helicopter in a stable position
in the air. Hover flight is only possible with a helicopter and
must be thoroughly practiced as a fundamental flight formation.
Acquaint yourself with the control functions of your remote control
transmitter so that this procedure gets you're your "flesh and
blood".
- Then set the helicopter about 2m in front of you on the ground,
with the tail facing you.
- Leave the helicopter on the ground and first deliberately move it slightly
sidewise, forwards and backwards.
- When you have mastered control on the ground, give somewhat more lift and
permit it to hover above the ground, without allowing the tip of the fuselage to
turn or the helicopter to drift away.
- The best procedure is to mark a position on the ground from which you start the
model.
- Attempt to hold the helicopter above this position and also to land again on this
position.
- Do not move the control lever too jerkily, because otherwise especially the
touchdown can be very hard.
- Develop a feeling for the controls by repeatedly lifting off, floating and landing
again.
- If you notice irregularities in the control or an imbalance in the rotor,
land immediately and correct the necessary settings.
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- Increase the flying height gradually by degrees.
ATTENTION!
Up to a height of about 30 cm, the model is in the area of influence of the air turbulence caused by its own
rotors.
On one hand, this "ground effect" facilitates the lift off of the helicopter since
the air pressed downwards by the rotors of the helicopter helps lift the aircraft
from the ground.
But in the immediate area this effect is reversed, since the air flowing away
laterally from the helicopter creates an underpressure and the model is
actually sucked back down towards the ground. This can lead to an ungentle
landing.
For this reason the flight behaviour of the model at low heights is rather
unstable. If the restless flight behaviour causes difficulties for you, increase
the flying height by degrees.

Free flying training

The helicopter is no longer in the area of influence of the air turbulence from its own rotors as of a flying height of
about 2 m and the flight situation is more stable.
If you have mastered hover flight, begin with simple flying formations:
- Train your command of the model, allow it to ascend and descend, hover and move
forwards and backward in the air as well as execute turns.
- When you feel secure, stand laterally to the model and practice control from this angle of
view or
- allow the model to fly toward you and control it in the opposite direction
- Avoid jerky load variation. since otherwise the upper and lower rotor could touch and cause
the model to crash.
- Always fly the model in front of you or allow it to circle above you.
If you allow the model to fly behind your back, you could lose your orientation and thereby
the control over the helicopter.
Never attempt to catch the model in mid flight!
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Vers ion 09/07
CARSON Apache 4CH 507000 17