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1 G3&nw * Ql! ^0f B-17 Flying Fortress 3 axis stabilization (HK)EASYSKY ENTERPRISE LIMITED Website: rcmodel@easy-sky.net sales@easy-sky.net Tel: Fax:

2 INCLUDED ITEMS Assembled Micro B-17 Flying Fortress LiPo battery Transmitter Charging box Charging cable ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED 4*AA batteries PRECAUTIONS Your Micro B-17 Flying Fortress should not be considered a toy, but rather a sophisticated, working model that functions very much like a full-size airplane. Because of its performance capabilities, the Micro B-17 Flying Fortress, if not as sembled and operated correctly, could possibly cause injury to yourself or spectators and damage to property. 1. Operate the plane according to the instructions. DO NOT alter or modify the model. If you make any modifications, you void your warranty. 2. Test the operation of the model before each flight to ensure that all equipment is operating properly and that the model remains structurally sound. 3. Fly only indoors or outdoors on very calm days (with wind speeds less than 5mph) and in large open areas free of trees, people, buildings, or any other obstacles. 4. Although the Micro B-17 Flying Fortress are designed to be fairly easy to fly, if you are a first-time pilot, you may still benefit from the assistance of an experienced pilot for your first flights. If you're not a member of an R/C club, your local hobby shop has information about clubs in your area whose membership includes experienced pilots. We hope you enjoy flying your Micro B-17 Flying Fortress. TRANSMITTER CAUTIONS Do not use rechargeable (NiCd) batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (NiCd) batteries. BATTERY CHARGING PRECAUTIONS 1. Always remove the battery from your Micro B-17 Flying Fortress before charging. 2. Do not leave a charging battery Unattended!

3 Unplug the battery if it gets warm, even if the charge LED has not gone out. 3. Use only the charger that comes with your Micro B-17 Flying Fortress! WARNING: Misuse or malfunction may overheat the battery and charger, resulting in personal injury or damage to surroundings. LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY RECYCLING ATTENTION: The product you have purchased is powered by a rechargeable battery. At the end of the battery's useful life, under various state and local laws, it may be illegal to dispose of this battery into the municipal waste system. Check with your local solid waste officials for details in your area for recycling options or proper disposal. GLOSSARY Ailerons: The flight control on the airplane that controls the ability of the airplane to bank left and right. Center of Gravity (C.G.): Point at which the aircraft must balance in order to fly properly. Elevator: The flight control that controls pitch attitude. By adding power and pitching up, you can make the model climb or loop. Glide Slope: The proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip. Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Battery: Rechargeable battery which is used to power the airplane. LiPo batteries are lighter and smaller than most other types of rechargeable batteries. Receiver: The unit in the aircraft that receives the signal from the transmitter to provide the input to the servos. Servo: The device on the model that moves the flight controls. Transmitter (TX): The hand-held unit that sends the signals to the control unit, or receiver (RX), in the aircraft. ASSEMBLE THE WINGS AND LANDING GEARS Connect the servo plugs with receiver Fix the wing with screws

A snap sound will be heard when the landing gear is put into position. CHARGE THE LIPO BATTERY Use the charging box included in the package to charge the lipo battery.

4 A snap sound will be heard when the landing gear is put into position. CHARGE THE LIPO BATTERY Use the charging box included in the package to charge the lipo battery. The power source can be a connected mobile phone adapter, power bank or car charger. Illuminated green light indicates charging. When the LED goes out, charging is complete. TRANSMITTER FUNCTIONS

5 High D/R 1. Power Switch 2. Elevator / Aileron (mode 2) Throttle / Aileron (mode 1) 3. Aileron Trim 4. Elevator Trim (mode 2) Throttle Trim (model) 5. D/R 6. Throttle/Rudder (mode 2) Elevator/Rudder (mode 1) 7. Rudder Trim 8.ThrottleTrim(mode2) Elevator Trim (model) 9. Gyro PIDTuning Button Pay attentiontothe following features, which will be very useful for your flying: 1.Safe Start: please put the throttle stick to the lowest position before powering on the transmitter, otherwise the motors will not be activated. Ifthe throttle is not at the lowest position when the transmitter is powered on, continuous alarming voices will be heard, and motors will pulse slightly. 2.Safe Gyro: ifgyro switch is not at center position and D/R switch is at low position before powering on transmitter, continuous alarming sound will be heard. Please put the gyro switch to the center, and the alarming sound will disappear. LowD/Rand gyro open are suggested for beginners. The gyro proves to function the best in factory testings. You can tune the gyro to your best favorite. The gyro will be shut down when tuned to the lowest. 3.Safe Power: please pay attention to the power in your transmitter before flying: the transmitter power is full when the LED is solid green; the power is less than 50% when the LED is red and green; when the LED is red and even a alarm beep is heard, the power is too low to fly. 4.D/R (dual rate): low rate mode is highly recommended for beginners. LINKING TO MICRO AIRCRAFT

6 1. Power on the receiver, and wait for 3 seconds. 2. Press and hold the upper right trim button, and power on the transmitter. 3. Then wait for 3 seconds. When the LED flashes rapidly, release the pressing fingers. 4. Linking completes when LED turns solid. CONTROL SURFACES REVERSE Enter Setup Press and hold the upper left button, and power on the transmitter. Enter the transmitter setup when"beep" is heard. MODE 2: Control Surface Reverse 1. Elevator setting: Press and hold button 1 until "BEEP" is heard, then the direction is reversed; 2. Aileron setting: Press and hold button 2 until "BEEP" is heard, then the direction is reversed; 3. Rudder setting: Press and hold the button 3 until "BEEP" is heard, then the direction is reversed.

GYRO REVERSE Enter Setup Press and hold the upper left button, and power on the transmitter. Enter the transmitter setup when "BEEP" is heard. MODE 2 Gyro Reverse 1.

7 GYRO REVERSE Enter Setup Press and hold the upper left button, and power on the transmitter. Enter the transmitter setup when "BEEP" is heard. MODE 2 Gyro Reverse 1. Elevator gyro setting: Press and hold on button 4 until "BEEP" is heard, then the direction is reversed; 2. Aileron gyro setting: Press and hold on button 5 until "BEEP" is heard, then the direction is reversed; 3. Rudder gyroscope: Press and hold on button 6 until "BEEP" is heard, then the direction is reversed.

8 TRANSMITTER RESET Power on the transmitter. Press and hold the upper left button and upper right button. All parameters are reset when "BEEP" is heard (Trims return to center; all control surfaces and gyro directions are not reversed). INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF THE LIPO BATTERY Keep hands clear of the propellers during battery installation and removal.

Remove nose cone or battery cover. Use two fingers to secure connector during battery installation and removal. T Battery shall be out of nose by 10mm to get right CG.

9 Remove nose cone or battery cover. Use two fingers to secure connector during battery installation and removal. T Battery shall be out of nose by 10mm to get right CG. Replace nose cone or battery cover. Disconnect and remove the battery after each flight by holding the battery lead with two fingers and removing the battery from the lead with the other hand. Do not yank or jerk the battery from the aircraft. This could dislodge the RX board from the Micro B-17 Flying Fortress. CHECK THE CG CHECK THE CONTROL SURFACE DIRECTION

10 Up Elevator t,k* i Down Elevator **** 1 Left Aileron Right Aileron v/ J_ Left Rudder Right Rudder j

11 CHECK THE GYRO DIRECTION Wrong gyro directions will lead to crashes. Check all 3 gyro directions before each flight: Head Down Up Elevator ri# ", f. Down Elevator Roll ^c- Right ^f" M ---/-,; - Left Aileron ^ i Right Aileron Turn Right ' 1/ k Left Rudder 10

Turn Left -J Right Rudder flint RANGE CHECK With the transmitter powered and the battery plugged into the Micro B-17 Flying Fortress, walk 50m from the aircraft and check the control functions for

12 Turn Left -J Right Rudder flint RANGE CHECK With the transmitter powered and the battery plugged into the Micro B-17 Flying Fortress, walk 50m from the aircraft and check the control functions for proper and smooth operation. FLYING THE MICRO If at anytime during operation, the controls or propellers become jammed or unresponsive, reduce the power to the propellers and land. Fix the problem before attempting to fly. Take off (or hand launch) heading directly into the wind. NOTE: If you hand launch, you can remove the landing gear by gently pulling the landing gear wires straight out of the mounts. It is highly recommended to cut power to the motors completely just before the propellers touch the ground to prevent any damage. Hand launch with throttle set at 3A to full power, wings level and with a slight toss (it is not necessary to aggressively throw this model to hand launch it). Once in the air, gain altitude to allow yourself sufficient reaction time to make a correction during flight. Once you're comfortable, adjust the aileron and elevator trims one click at a time so that the Micro B-17 Flying Fortress flies straight and level with the control sticks centered. Concentrate on using small aileron control inputs so the model turns without banking the wings excessively. A slight amount of up elevator may be necessary to maintain altitude going into a turn and the elevator will need to be returned to neutral when coming out of a turn to avoid gaining altitude. It's recommended that you attempt to land before the motors lose power and don't have enough voltage to maintain altitude. Always land directly into the 11

13 wind if possible. Gradually reduce power when you are close to the landing spot and when close to the ground and about to touch down, pull the elevator stick back slightly to raise the nose of the model and slow the landing speed to "flair" for landing. Unplug the battery from the model and switch off the transmitter. Allow the motors to cool between flights. PROPELLER REPLACEMENT To replace the propellers, firstly make sure the battery is unplugged. Remove the spinner by gently wiggling it and breaking the glue joint that holds the spinner in place on the propeller. Gently and carefully hold the motor shaft with needle nose pliers or a hemostat to keep it from rotating and gently unscrew the propellers from the shafts. As shown in the picture, the left propeller unscrews clockwise and the right propeller unscrews counterclockwise. BE SURE you replace the propeller with the same rotating direction propeller! The spinner can be glued back on the propeller with a small amount of glue. Allow the glue to dry sufficiently before flying the model. Gently pull on the spinner to make sure it is really glued to the propeller. Replace the right propeller: ' > Hold the shaft with needle nose pliers, and unscrew the bad prop. Install a new right prop 12

14 Replace the left propeller: as Hold the shaft with needle nose pliers, and unscrew the bad prop. Replace the right propeller shaft: Install a new left prop Cut out a 15*15mm hole on the top of the motor cover foam with a sharp knife Hold the hex nut with needle nose pliers, and turn around the prop to unscrew Hold the hex nut with needle nose pliers, and turn around the prop counter-clockwise to install the prop. Glue the foam to place. Follow this same steps to replace the left prop shaft, but turn around the prop to the other direction. 13

15 SPECIFICATIONS Wingspan: Length: Wing Area: Wing Loading: Flying weight: Motor: Battery: Servos: Radio: 740mm/29.13in 560mm/22.05in 7.8dm g/dnf 146g/5.15oz Brushed d)8.5*20mm *4, 50000rmp 3.7v(ls)500mah25C 3.7g*l.2g*2 2.4ghz5ch 14

ASSEMBLE ONLY WITH ADULT SUPERVISION WARRANTY. This product is suitable only for people of 14 years and older.

ASSEMBLE ONLY WITH ADULT SUPERVISION Please read through this instruction booklet to THOROUGHLY familiarize yourself with the assembly and flight characteristics of this airplane prior to assembly. Please