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IMPORTANT-Do not fly your model before completing this very important section. A model that is not properly balanced will be unstable could cause serious damage and/or injury. 1 . T u r n t h e w i n g ( a n d p l a n e i f a s s e m b l e d )u p s i d e d o w n a n d m e a s u r e b o u t2 - 1 l 8 " ( 5 3 m m ) f r o m e L e a d i n g d g e a th E o f t h e w i n g r o o t t h e n m a k e a m a r k w i t h y o u r f e l t - t i pp e n . p T h i si s t h e b a l a n c e o i n t . 2 . W i t hy o u r m o d e lf u l l ya s s e m b l e du r n t h e m o d e lu p r i g h t t a n d p i c k i t u p w i t h o n e f i n g e ra t e a c h o f t h e b a l a n c em a r k s y o u m a d e e a r l i e r .l f b a l a n c e dp r o p e r l y h e p l a n ew i l l t h a n gh o r i z o n t a l l y .

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S e c o n d l y e v e n t h o u g ht h e e H a w k 1 5 0 0 i s v e r y e a s y t o , f l y , i f y o u a r e a n o v i c e m o d e l e r / p i l o t ,w e h i g h l y r e c o m m e n dt h a t y o u s e e k t h e h e l p o f a n e x p e r i e n c e d m o d e l e rf o r y o u r f i r s t f e w f l i g h t s .H e c a n s a v e y o u a l o t o f t i m e a n d p o s s i b l ed i s a p p o i n t m e nb y h e l p i n gy o u g e t t y o u r m o d e l i n t h e a i r s a f e l y a n d g e t t i n gi t t r i m m e do u t foryou. l m p o r t a n t : T h e a d i oc o n t r o ls y s t e mi s s e t u p t o o p e r a t e r t h e c o n t r o ls u r f a c e sj u s t l i c k a r e a l a i r p l a n e sa s i f t h e p i l o t ( y o u ) r e s i t t i n gi n c o c k p i tc o n t r o l l i n g h e a i r p l a n e . a t W h e n y o u w a n t t h e p l a n et o d i v e , y o u p u s h t h e e l e v a t o r stick forward (up), to climb you pull the stick back ( d o w n ) ,t o t u r n r i g h t ,y o u m o v e t h e a i l e r o ns t i c k t o r i g h t w i t h e l e v a t o ru p a n d v i s e v e r s a .W h e n y o u w a n t t o t u r n t h e m o t o r o n y o u p u s h t h e t h r o t t l es t i c k f o r w a r d a n d when you want to turn the motoroff you pull the stick b a c k . l t i s t h e t u r n i n gt h a t c a u s e s t h e m o s t p r o b l e m s with novice pilots becausewhen the plane is flying t o w a r d s y o u a r i g h t t u r n c o m m a n do n t h e t r a n s m i t t e r c a u s e t h e p l a n et o t u r n t o y o u r l e f t ( w h i c hi s t h e p l a n e s r i g h t ) . G e t t h e p i c t u r e ? F o r t u n a t e l yh e u p a n d d o w n t c o m m a n d sd o n o t c h a n g e . T h e e a s i e s tw a y t o c o n q u e r t h i s p r o b l e mi s t o t r y a n d a l w a y s f a c e y o u r b o d y n e a r t h e d i r e c t i o n h e p l a n e sa r e f l y i n g . T h i s m e a n st h a t y o u t w i l l h a v e t o l o o k o v e r y o u r s h o u l d e ra t t i m e s , b u t m a n y m o d e l e r s i n dt h i s a n e a s yw a y t o l e a r n . f h i g h , l a s t i n gf o r s e v e r a lh o u r s ,a n d c o v e r i n gd o z e n so f p m i l e s .T h e f o l l o w i n g a r a g r a p h s i l l h e l p e x p l a i nh o w w to take advantage of natures energy sources c a l l e dt h e r m a l s . " T h e r m a l "i s t h e t e r m a p p l i e dt o c o l u m n so f r i s i n g a i r . This air is rising because it is warmer than the s u r r o u n d i n g i r . A d u s t d e v i l i s s i m p l ya t h e r m a lw h i c h a ahs picked up some dust. Even a tornado is very s i m i l a rt o a t h e r m a l ,b u t o f c o u r s em u c h s t r o n g e r . T h e r m a l so c c u r w h e n t h e s u n , o r o t h e r h e a t s o u r c e , h e a t t h e a i r i n o n e l o c a t i o nf a s t e r a n d / o r w a r m e r t h a n t h e s u r r o u n d i n ga i r . D a r k e r s u r f a c e s ( p l o w e d f i e l d s , asphalt parking lots, etc.) absorb the sun's energy faster than lighter colored and are generallygood thermalgenerators. This warmer air is lighter(less d e n s e )t h a n t h e c o o l e ra i r a n d t h u s r i s e s . T h e r i s i n ga i r n a t u r a l l y t a r t st o r o t a t e ,m u c h l i k e w a t e r g o i n g d o w n a s d r a i n , a n d f o r m s a n i n v e r t e df u n n e l s h a p e d c o l u m n t h a t u s u a l l yg e t s l a r g e r w i t h a l t i t u d e . T h i s w a r m e r a i r often contains water vapor which condenses as it r e a c h e st h e c o o l e ra i r h i g h a b o v et h e e a r t hf o r m i n gb i g p u f f yC u m u l u sc l o u d st h a t e x p e r i e n c e d a i l p l a n e l y e r s f s w i l l w a t c ht o d e t e r m i n e h e r et h e t h e r m a l sa r e f o r m i n g . w T h e r m a l sv a r y i n s t r e n g t h ,b u t o f t e n c o n t a i na i r t h a t i s rising at speeds over 1200 feet per minute. Some t h e r m a l sa r e s o s t r o n g t h e y c a n e v e n r i p a s a i l p l a n e a p a r t , e s p e c i a l l yi f t h e p l a n e i s f l y i n g f a s t w h e n i t p a s s e st h r o u g ht h e t h e r m a l .

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You should always use the first few flights to get accustomedto your new airplane and its flying c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . e e p t h e m o d e l u p w i n da n d c l i m b t o a K g o o d c o m f o r t a b l e l t i t u d et o c u t o f f t h e m o t o r a n d t r i m a y o u r e H a w k 1 5 0 0 f o r a g l i d e . A t a l t i t u d ec u t t h e m o t o r a n d s t a r t y o u r g l i d e . H a v e a n e x p e r i e n c e dm o d e l e r a d j u s tt h e t r i m s o f t h e t r a n s m i t t e f o r y o u u n t i lt h e p l a n e r w i l l g l i d e s t r a i g h ta n d l e v e l w i t h o u t a n y o t h e r c o n t r o l i n p u t . O n c e t h e t r i m s a r e s e t p r a c t i c em a k i n g s m o o t h t u r n s i n b o t h d i r e c t i o n s h i l e l o s i n ga s l i t t l ea l t i t u d ea s w p o s s i b l e .W h e n t h e e H a w k 1 5 0 0 s t a r t s t o g e t t o o l o w f o r c o m f o r tt u r n t h e m o t o r b a c k o n a n d c l i m b b a c k u o t o a l t i t u d e . P r a c t i c et h i s c l i m b i n ga n d g l i d i n gu n t i l y o u a r e c o m f o r t a b l e i t ht h e a i r p l a n e . w D e p e n d i n g n t h e b a t t e r yy o u u s e t h e e H a w k 1 5 0 0 w i l l o m a k e 5 t o 6 g o o d c l i m b su p t o a n i c e t h e r m a ls e a r c h i n g a l t i t u d ef r o m s i n g l e b a t t e r y c h a r g e . O n c e t h e E S C s h u t s o f f t h e p o w e rt o t h e m o t o ry o u w i l l n e e d t o s e t u p for your landing. Continueto make smooth gently t u r n sw h i l e l i n i n gu p t h e e H a w k 1 5 0 0w i t h y o u r l a n d i n g s t r i p .O n c e y o u a r e s e t u p t o l a n d k e e p t h e w i n g s l e v e l and let the model settlein for an nice gentlelanding w h i l e a d d i n gu p e l e v a t o rt o k e e pt h e n o s e u p s l i g h t l ya s t h e p l a n e s l o w s d o w n . M a k e s e v e r a lf l i g h t sl i k e t h i s t o r e a l l y f a m i l i a r i z ey o u r s e l f w i t h t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s f o y o u r m o d e la n d t o l e a r nt h e g l i d ea n d d i s t a n c ec o v e r i n g a b i l i t i e so f t h e e H a w k 1 5 0 0 . O n c e y o u h a v e m a s t e r e d a g o o d " c o m f o r tl e v e l " y o u a r e r e a d y t o s t a r t s e a r c h i n g y f o r t h e r m a l sw h i c hw i l l r e a l l yi n c r e a s e o u r f l i g h tt i m e s .

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I t t a k e s l o t s o f o r a c t i c ea n d c o n c e n t r a t i o n o t h e r m a l t s o a r l i k e t h e H a w k s a n d E a g l e s . S i n c et h e p i l o t i s n o t s i t t i n gi n s i d e a n m o d e l s a i l p l a n e h e c a n n o t f e e l t h e , r t h e r m a l ,h e c a n o n l y s e e h i s s a i l p l a n e ' s e a c t i o nt o t h e t h e r m a l . T h e r e f o r e t h e m a j o r i t yo f t h e t i m e , u n l e s st h e , p i l o t i s p a y i n g c a r e f u l a t t e n t i o nt o t h e p l a n e , h e m a y not even realize that plane is near a thermal. Since m o s t t h e r m a l sa r e r e l a t i v e l y m a l l ,l e s s t h a n a h u n d r e d s f e e t i n d i a m e t e rn e a r t h e g r o u n d ,t h e s a i l p l a n ew i l l rarely fly directly into the thermal and start rising. More likely,it will fly near a thermal and the wing c l o s e s tt o t h e t h e r m a lw i l l r i s e t u r n i n gt h e p l a n e a w a y f r o mt h e t h e r m a l . S o a s y o u c a n s e e ,a n i n e x p e r i e n c e d p i l o t m a y b o u n c e a r o u n d b e t w e e n t h e t h e r m a l sw i t h e v e r k n o w i n gt h a t h e i s e n c o u n t e r i n g i s i n ga i r . r I n o r d e r t o t a k e a d v a n t a g eo f t h e r m a l s ,y o u n e e d t o f l y s m o o t h l yw i t h a s f e w c o n t r o li n p u t sa s p o s s i b l e .W a t c h t h e s a i l p l a n ec a r e f u l l ya n d i t w i l l t e l l y o u w h a t t h e a i r a r o u n di t i s d o i n g . W h e n a s a i l p l a n ed o e s f l y d i r e c t l yi n t o a t h e r m a li t w i l l either start rising or stop sinkingat its normal rate. Either case is reason enough to explore further. C o n t i n u ef l y i n gs t r a i g h ta h e a d u n t i ly o u h a v e o b v i o u s l y passed through the area of strongest lift. Now start c i r c l i n gi n f a i r l y t i g h t , b u t s m o o t h c i r c l e s . B e c a u s eo f the thermals inverted funnel shape, the lower the p l a n e s a l t i t u d e ,t h e t i g h t e rt h e c i r c l e s n e e d t o b e . A s t h e p l a n eg a i n s a l t i t u d e , h e d i a m e t e ro f t h e c i r c l e sc a n t b e i n c r e a s e d . l f y o u s e e t h e p l a n e f a l l i n go f f o n o n e s i d e o f t h e t u r n , m o v e t h e c i r c l eo v e r i n t o t h e s t r o n g e r l i f t . T h e r m a l sa r e s w e p t a l o n g b y t h e w i n d s o a l l o w

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s a i l p l a n ep i l o t se n e m y a n d o n e o f t h e f a c t o r st h a t r e a l l y m a k e e H a w k 1 5 0 0 c h a l l e n g i n g ." S i n k "a s i t i s r e f e r r e d t o , i s u s u a l l yn o t a s s t r o n ga s t h e n e a r b yt h e r m a l s ,b u t p i s c a n q u i c k l y u t a s a i l p l a n e n t h e g r o u n d . S i n ki n o n e o of the reasons, you have to be very careful when c h a s i n g a t h e r m a l d o w n w i n d . l f y o u e n c o u n t e rs i n k , i m m e d i a t e l y u r n a n d f l y 9 0 d e g r e e st o t h e d i r e c t i o no f t t h e w i n d . A p p l y a l i t t l e d o w n e l e v a t o rt o p i c k u p s o m e s p e e da n d g e t o u t o f t h e b a d a i r a s q u i c k l ya s p o s s i b l e .

Y o u a s t h e p i l o t o f t h i s r a d i o c o n t r o l l e dm o d e l a r e r e s p o n s i b l eo r a n y a c c i d e n t s h a t m a y o c c u r d u r i n gi t s f t u s e . W e r e c o m m e n d h a t y o u f l y y o u r m o d e la t a m o d e l t c l u bf i e l dw h i c h i s s p e c i a l l y e t u p f o r m o d e l f l y i n g . B u t s a l w a y sb e s u r e t h a t y o u o p e r a t et h e m o d e li n a s a f e a n d c a r e f u l m a n n e r a n d r e a d t h e S a f e t y C a u t i o n sw h i c h e n c l o s e di n t h e k i t a s f o l l o w i n g .

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