11. Basic Information about
controlling model helicopters
Before you fly your model, you should first familiarize yourself with the control possibilities open to you and thereby be
able to fly safely. The model helicopter is controlled via the two control sticks at the remote control transmitter. The
following functions are available:
a) Pitch function
The flight height of a helicopter is affected by the pitch function.
The control is effected with the left control stick (see figure 1, Pos. 8). To that effect, the control stick can be moved
forward and backward. Unlike with other control functions, .the stick does not keep springing back to the centre
position.
Pulling the control stick towards you switches off the engine and the rotors stop.
If you push the control stick slowly away from you, the two rotors will start up and their speed will rise as you continue
to move the stick away from you. Once the centre position of the control stick is reached, the rotor blades should create
sufficient uplift to render the helicopter hovering. The regulation of the flight altitude will then be achieved exclusively
with a speed change of the main rotor.
Figure 13
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