1. Introduction & Features
Thank you for buying the TRC5! Please read the manual thoroughly before bringing this device into service.
If the device was damaged in transit, don't install or use it and contact your dealer.
2. Safety Instructions
• Note that damage caused by user modifications to the device is not covered by the warranty.
• Keep the device away from unauthorised users and children under 8 years of age.
• For children to play with the TRC5, adult supervision is strongly recommended.
• Do not go onto the ice surface of a lake or other body of water if it is likely to break under your weight.
• Use the TRC5 in a safe area: away from other people, animals, cars etc. Do not drive it on streets or in the
darkness (no lighting provided).
• Do not touch or try to pick up the TRC5 when it is in motion. Wait until it has stopped completely.
• Keep your fingers, face, hair and loose clothing away from the propellers while the hovercraft is still switched on.
• Never block the rotation of one of the fans or stick objects through the protective grilles.
• Do not drive the TRC5 into walls or other hard objects.
3. Keep in mind
• This vehicle has no wheels: it rides on an air cushion created by the lift fan blowing downward.
• The TRC5 should function fine on floor, pavement, ice, snow, water or any flat, smooth, clean surface.
• Do not use the hovercraft on rough or broken pavement/ground, carpets, rocks, pebbles or any surface that can
allow the air to get out of the air cushion or that can damage the air cushion.
• Use on fresh water only (not salt water!).
• Keep the TRC5 within radio and battery life range at all times to ensure retrieval.
• A hovercraft is not a boat: it needs an operating lift fan and an inflated air cushion to float properly.
• Running time: 7 to 13 minutes between charging, depending on battery type and conditions.
• The real rubber air cushion is durable but sharp objects can cause punctures in it.
4. Parts
1. Battery compartment door
2. Battery compartment latches
3. Lift fan
4. Right propeller
5. Antenna
6. Left propeller
7. On/off switch
8. Rubber air cushion
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TRC5
TRC5 – GROOVY HOOVY
1. Antenna
2. Stop button
3. Left stick
4. Right stick
5. "Power On" LED
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