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Operating Instructions - BLUE ARROW Trainer CP S-FHSS RTB 2.4 GHz No. S2537
4. Flying circuits
When you feel confident with steps (1) – (3), it is time to move on to
the first circuits. Please bear in mind that the roll and pitch-axis control
functions are effectively reversed when the model is flying towards
you. Repeat this manoeuvre until you are confident flying a circular
pattern.
Practice for advanced pilots:
1. "Frog-hopping" practice
Repeatedly lift off and land again immediately, using the throttle stick.
This manoeuvre is useful practice, and when you feel confident you
can speed it up to gain further confidence in the helicopter's flying
characteristics. Take care to slow the model's descent in good time
prior to touch-down, otherwise the landings could be hard enough to
cause damage.
2. Practising take-off and landing
Mark a point on the ground, and try to take off and land on this point
every time.
3. Flying square circuits
Flying a square pattern is also good practice: fly the helicopter straight
ahead for about 2 m, then turn it through 90° using the tail rotor. Re-
peat this procedure until you have completed a square circuit. Fly the
circuits clockwise and anti-clockwise, so that you are using the con-
trols in all directions. Repeat the procedure until you feel confident
flying neat square circuits.
Mode 1
Mode 2
