Saturday, December 13, 2008

More Details, Lanyu TW-747 Cessna

When I had problems with the radio gear, I searched the internet and could find very little about Lanyu and the TW series. You find internet rc shops selling the product but no reviews or comments from people who have purchased the product. First up, the manual is not alot of help. The english is bad (amusing more like). As an example, there is a push switch on the left side of the fuselage. The manual does not explain what it is for. Well its a safety switch for the engine. Always turn the transmitter on first and place the throttle in the slow position (down). When you connect the battery to the plane connector, the motor circuit is not connected and for good reason. If your throttle was set to full, the engine would roar into life and risk injury. With this switch you can prepare the model for flight and then set the throttle to the desired position, and press the safety switch. The engine will start when you are ready for it to start.

I always hand launch this model as there is not alot of excess power for takeoff and I fly over grass. Paved areas are probably ok for takeoffs but not grass. There is not a lot of clearance propeller once the tail comes up as she builds speed for takeoff.

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