Ares TIGER MOTH 75 User manual

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Wingspan:    11.4in(290mm)
Length:    10.8in(275mm)
WeightwithBattery:  0.5oz(14g)
Battery:    50mAh1S3.7VLiPo(includedwithRTFandWOT)
Charger: 1S3.7VLiPo(includedintransmitterwithRTFandDCUSB
withWOT)
Transmitter: 3channel2.4GHzw/LiPocharger(includedwithRTF,
requiredforWOT)
OnBoardElectronics: 3in1receiver/ESC/servoandmagneticactuator(installed
inRTFandWOT)
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Instruction Manual

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Specifications.............................................................................................................................1
Introduction...............................................................................................................................3
SafetyPrecautionsandWarnings..............................................................................................3
FCCInformation.........................................................................................................................4
TigerMoth75RTF(ReadyToFly)Contents..............................................................................5
TigerMoth75WOT(WithoutTransmitter)Contents................................................................5
RequiredtoComplete................................................................................................................6
BeforetheFirstFlightChecklist.................................................................................................7
FlightChecklist...........................................................................................................................7
LiPoBatteryWarningsandUsageGuidelines............................................................................8
ChargingtheLiPoFlightBattery...............................................................................................10
InstallingtheTransmitterBatteries.........................................................................................12
TransmitterDetails..................................................................................................................13
InstallingtheLiPoFlightBattery..............................................................................................14
ControlUnitInitializationandArming.....................................................................................15
FlightControlsandTrimming...................................................................................................18
SelectingaFlyingArea.............................................................................................................21
Flying........................................................................................................................................21
HintsandTips...........................................................................................................................23
Repairs.....................................................................................................................................24
ReplacementPartsList.............................................................................................................25
Warranty,SupportandService................................................................................................25
Notes........................................................................................................................................26
Notes........................................................................................................................................27
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Table of Contents

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TheAres™[aireez]TigerMoth75isasemiscalemodelofdeHavilland’sclassicbiplane
designthatbecametheRAF’sprimarytrainerofchoiceinthe1930’sand40’s.TheTiger
Moth’sdocilehandling,forgivingflightcharacteristicsandfullaerobaticcapabilitymadeitan
idealchoicefortrainingthefuturepilotsoffightersincludingtheSpitfireandHurricane
throughWWIIandbeyond.
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Weighinginatonly14grams(0.5oz)readytofly,theTigerMoth75isagreatchoicewhen
lookingforalightweightairplanetoflyinmoreplacesthaneverbefore.Thenanomicrosize
andlowweightallowforslowandeasyflyinginsmallerindoorspacesfromagreatroomat
hometoaconferenceroomattheoffice,andfullyproportional3channelthrottle,rudder
andelevatorcontrolsofferplentyofmaneuverabilityforflyingoutdoorsincalmtolightwind
conditionstoo.
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Avarietyofscalefinishesincludeanauthentictrimscheme,moldedwingribdetailsand
pilots,andlightweightyetdurableconstructionmeansyoudon’talwayshavetoworryabout
damageafterlessthanperfecttrainingmissionsorlandings.TheTigerMoth75’sunique
airframedesignassembleswithmagnetsandinterlockingpartsforeasymaintenanceand
repairswithoutglue,plusitarrives100%factoryassembledandreadytoflyrightoutofthe
box!
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AndalthoughtheTigerMoth75isreadytoflyrightoutthebox,pleasetakethetimetoread
throughthismanualformoreinformationaboutbatterysafetyandcharging,controlchecks
andmorebeforemakingyourfirstflight.Pleasealsovisitourwebsiteat
www.AresRC.comforadditionalinformationincludingproductupdates,bulletins,videosand
more.
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Failuretousethisproductintheintendedmannerasdescribedinthefollowinginstructions
canresultindamageand/orpersonalinjury.ARadioControlled(RC)airplane/helicopteris
notatoy!Ifmisuseditcancauseseriousbodilyharmanddamagetoproperty.
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Keepitemsthatcouldbecomeentangledinthepropeller/rotorbladesawayfromthe
propeller/rotor,includinglooseclothing,tools,etc.Beespeciallysuretokeepyourhands,
faceandotherpartsofyourbodyawayfromthepropeller/rotorblades.
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Introduction
Safet
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Precautions and Warnin
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Astheuserofthisproductyouaresolelyandwhollyresponsibleforoperatingitinamanner
thatdoesnotendangeryourselfandothersorresultindamagetotheproductorthe
propertyofothers.
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Thismodeliscontrolledbyaradiosignalthatissubjecttopossibleinterferencefromavariety
ofsourcesoutsideyourcontrol.Thisinterferencecancausemomentarylossofcontrolsoitis
advisabletoalwayskeepasafedistancefromobjectsandpeopleinalldirectionsaroundyour
modelasthiswillhelptoavoidcollisionsand/orinjury.
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• Neveroperateyourmodelifthevoltageofthebatteriesinthetransmitteristoolow.
• Alwaysoperateyourmodelinanopenareaawayfromobstacles,people,vehicles,
buildings,etc.
• Carefullyfollowthedirectionsandwarningsforthisandanyoptionalsupport
equipment(chargers,rechargeablebatteries,etc.).
• Keepallchemicals,smallpartsandallelectroniccomponentsoutofthereachof
children.
• Moisturecausesdamagetoelectroniccomponents.Avoidwaterexposuretoall
electroniccomponents,parts,etc.notspecificallydesignedandprotectedforusein
water.
• Neverlickorplaceanyportionofyourmodelinyourmouthasitcouldcauseserious
injuryorevendeath.
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Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemust
acceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
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Caution:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
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Thisproductcontainsaradiotransmitterwithwirelesstechnologywhichhasbeentestedand
foundtobecompliantwiththeapplicableregulationsgoverningaradiotransmitterinthe
2.400GHzto2.4835GHzfrequencyrange.
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Theassociatedregulatoryagenciesofthefollowingcountriesrecognizethenoted
certificationsforthisproductasauthorizedforsaleanduse:USA
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FCC Information

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Item Description
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NotAvailableSeparately.TigerMoth75NanoMicroRTFAirframe
AZS1158AMD2.................M3LPA100CMicro3ChannelLPAirplaneTransmitter
w/100mACharger,Mode2
NotAvailableSeparately.4AABatteries
AZSB501S10UM...............50mAh1Cell/1S3.7V10CLiPoBattery,UltraMicroConnector
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Item Description
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NotAvailableSeparately.TigerMoth75NanoMicroRTFAirframe
AZSB501S10UM...............50mAh1Cell/1S3.7V10CLiPoBattery,UltraMicroConnector
AZSC101CUSB..................101C1Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,0.1ADCUSBCharger(notshown)
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Ti
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Ti
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W
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TheTigerMoth75RTF(ReadyToFly)versionincludeseverythingneededtoflyrightoutof
thebox.There’snothingextratobuyorprovide!
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TheTigerMoth75WOT(WithoutTransmitter)versionrequiresthefollowingitems:
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CompatibleAres2.4GHz3+channeltransmitter,including(asofAugust2012)oneof
thefollowing:
xM3LPA100C(includedwithStick75RTF,TigerMoth75RTFandothermodels)
xM4LPA200C(includedwithsomeTrainer100RTFandothermodels)
xM4MPA200C(includedwithsomeTrainer100RTFandothermodels)
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Suitablebatteriesforthecompatibletransmitter
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Binding/linkingistheprocessofprogrammingthereceiverinthecontrolunittorecognizethe
GloballyUniqueIdentifier(GUID)codeofasinglespecifictransmitter.IfyouhaveaWOT
(WithoutTransmitter)versionmodel,oreverfindit’snecessarytoreplacethetransmitteror
thereceiver/controlunit,itwillbenecessaryforyoutobind/linkthenewtransmitteror
receiver/controlunitaccordinglyforproperoperation.
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Thesestepsoutlinethebinding/linkingprocessforallcurrently(asofAugust2012)
compatibletransmittermodels:
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Switchthetransmitteronandconnecttheflightbatterytothecontrolunit.
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ForM3LPA100Ctransmitters:
PressandholdtheUP(bottom)elevatortrimbutton,thenpresstheRIGHTrudder
(aileron)trimbutton.Thetransmitterwillemitaseriesofbeeps/tonesindicatingthat
it’senteredthebinding/linkingmode(atwhichpointyoucanreleasethebuttons).
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ForM4LPA200CandM4MPA200Ctransmitters:
Simultaneouslypressthetwothrottletrimbuttons(boththetopandbottombuttons
totherightsideofthelefthand/throttlestick)andthetransmitterwillemitaseriesof
beeps/tonesindicatingthatit’senteredthebinding/linkingmode(atwhichpointyou
canreleasethebuttons).
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Thebinding/linkingprocessiscompletewhentherudderandelevatormovebackand
forthbrieflyandthetransmitterstopsemittingthebeeps/tones.Youshouldnowhave
fullcontroloftheairplane.
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Transmitter and Receiver Bindin
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PLEASENOTE:ThischecklistisNOTintendedtoreplacethecontentincludedinthis
instructionmanual.Althoughitcanbeusedasaquickstartguide,westronglysuggest
readingthroughthismanualcompletelybeforeproceeding.
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Removeandinspectallcontents
InstallthefourAAbatteriesinthetransmitter(forRTFversionmodels)
Beginchargingtheflightbattery(connectittoasuitablycompatibleLiPocharger)
Installtheflightbatteryintheairplane(afterit’sbeenfullycharged)
Testthecontrolstoconfirmproperoperation
Familiarizeyourselfwiththecontrols
Findasuitableareaforflying
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PLEASENOTE:ThischecklistisNOTintendedtoreplacethecontentincludedinthis
instructionmanual.Althoughitcanbeusedasaquickstartguide,westronglysuggest
readingthroughthismanualcompletelybeforeproceeding.
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Alwaysturnthetransmitteronfirst
Plugtheflightbatteryintothecontrolunit
Allowthecontrolunittoinitializeandarmproperly
Flythemodel(handlaunchortakeofffromaflat/levelsurface)
Landthemodel(landonaflat/levelsurface)
Unplugtheflightbatteryfromthecontrolunit
Alwaysturnthetransmitterofflast
Before the First Fli
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Fli
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IMPORTANTNOTE:LithiumPolymer(LiPo)batteriesaresignificantlymorevolatilethanthe
alkaline,NiCdandNiMHbatteriesalsousedinRCapplications.Allinstructionsand
warningsmustbefollowedexactlytopreventpropertydamageand/orpersonalinjuryas
mishandlingofLiPobatteriescanresultinfire.

Byhandling,chargingorusingtheincludedLiPobatteryyouassumeallrisksassociated
withLiPobatteries.Ifyoudonotagreewiththeseconditions,pleasereturnyourcomplete
productinnew,unusedconditiontotheplaceofpurchaseimmediately.

Andalthoughthe50mAh1Cell/1S3.7V10CLiPoBattery(AZSB501S10UM)includedwith
theTigerMoth75isintendedtobechargedsafelyusingeithertheLiPobatterycharger
builtintotheM3LPA100CMicro3ChannelLPAirplaneTransmitterw/100mACharger
(AZS1158AMD2;includedwiththeRTFversion),orthe101C1Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,0.1ADC
USBCharger(AZSC101CUSB;includedwiththeWOTversion),youmustreadthefollowing
safetyinstructionsandwarningsbeforehandling,chargingorusingtheLiPobattery.

•YoumustchargetheLiPobatteryinasafeareaawayfromflammablematerials.

•NeverchargetheLiPobatteryunattendedatanytime.Whenchargingthebatteryyou
shouldalwaysremaininconstantobservationtomonitorthechargingprocessand
reactimmediatelytoanypotentialproblemsthatmayoccur.

•Afterflying/dischargingthebatteryyoumustallowittocooltoambient/room
temperaturebeforerecharging.

•TochargethebatteryyoumustuseonlytheLiPobatterychargerbuiltintothe
M3LPA100CMicro3ChannelLPAirplaneTransmitterw/100mACharger
(AZS1158AMD2),the101C1Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,0.1ADCUSBCharger(AZSC101CUSB)
orasuitablycompatibleLiPobatterycharger.Failuretodosomayresultinafire
causingpropertydamageand/orpersonalinjury.DONOTuseaNiCdorNiMH
charger.

•Ifatanytimeduringthechargeordischargeprocessthebatterybeginstoballoonor
swell,discontinuechargingordischargingimmediately.Quicklyandsafely
disconnectthebattery,thenplaceitinasafe,openareaawayfromflammable
materialstoobserveitforatleast15minutes.Continuingtochargeordischargea
batterythathasbeguntoballoonorswellcanresultinafire.Abatterythathas
balloonedorswollenevenasmallamountmustberemovedfromservice
completely.
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•Storethebatterypartiallycharged(approximately50%charged/3.85Vpercell),at
roomtemperature(approximately68–77°Fahrenheit[F])andinadryareaforbest
results.

•Whentransportingortemporarilystoringthebatterythetemperaturerangeshouldbe
fromapproximately40–100°F.Donotstorethebatteryormodelinahotgarage,car
ordirectsunlightwheneverpossible.Ifstoredinahotgarageorcarthebatterycanbe
damagedorevencatchfire.

•DonotoverdischargetheLiPoflightbattery.DischargingtheLiPoflightbatterytoa
voltagethatistoolowcancausedamagetothebatteryresultinginreducedpower,
flightdurationorfailureofthebatteryentirely.

LiPocellsshouldnotbedischargedtobelow3.0Veachunderload.Inthecaseofthe
1Cell/1S3.7VLiPobatteryusedtopowertheTigerMoth75youwillnotwantto
allowthebatterytofallbelow3.0Vduringflight.

 The3in1controlunitfeaturesasoftlowvoltagecutoff(LVC)thatsmoothlyreduces
powertothemotor/powersystem(regardlessofthepowerlevelyouhavesetwith
thelefthand/throttlestick)toletyouknowthevoltageofthebatteryisclosetothe
3.0Vminimum.However,evenbeforethisreductioninpower,ifyoufindthatmore
thanthetypicalamountofthrottle/powerisrequiredtocruiseorclimbyoushould
landthemodelanddisconnectthebatteryimmediatelytopreventoverdischarge.

AndwhileitispossibletoflythemodelagainafterthesoftLVCoccurs,thisisNOT
recommended.ContinueddischargingcanresultinreachingthehardLVCwhichmay
causepermanentdamagetotheLiPobatteryresultinginlostpowerandflight
durationduringsubsequentfights(orfailureofthebatteryentirely).

Also,itisnotrecommendedthatyouflytothesoftLVCeverytimeyoufly.Instead
youshouldbeawareofthepowerlevelofthebattery/airplanethroughoutthe
flight,andifatanytimetheairplanebeginstorequiremorethrottle/powerthan
typicaltomaintaincruiseorclimb,youshouldlandtheairplaneanddisconnectthe
LiPobatteryimmediately.ContinuallydischargingthebatterytothesoftLVCcanstill
causepermanentdamagetothebatterysoit’sbesttouseatimerorstopwatchto
timethedurationofyourflightsandtostopflyingatareasonabletimebeforethe
softLVCisreached.
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Youmustchargetheincluded50mAh1Cell/1S3.7V10CLiPoBattery(AZSB501S10UM)
usingeithertheLiPobatterychargerbuiltintotheM3LPA100CMicro3ChannelLP
AirplaneTransmitterw/100mACharger(AZS1158AMD2;includedwiththeRTFversion),the
101C1Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,0.1ADCUSBCharger(AZSC101CUSB;includedwiththeWOT
version)orasuitablycompatibleLiPobatterycharger.ChargingtheLiPobatteryusinga
nonLiPobatterycompatiblecharger(suchasaNiCdorNiMHbatterycharger),orevena
differentLiPobatterychargerwiththeincorrectsettings,mayresultindamagetothe
batteryorevenfireresultinginpropertydamageand/orpersonalinjury.
 
PleasefollowthesestepstochargetheLiPobatterywiththechargerbuiltintothe
M3LPA100Ctransmitter:

Carefullyopenthesmallhatchlocatedontheleftsideofthetransmitter(nearthe
bottomleftcorner)andextendthechargeleadoutsideofthetransmittercase.You
canleavethehatchopenorcloseitbyroutingthechargeleadthroughthesmall
cutout/openinginthehatchdoor.

Connectthebatterytotheconnectorattheendofthechargeleadextendingfromthe
transmitter.YOUMUSTBECAREFULTOENSUREPROPERPOLARITYBEFOREMAKING
THECONNECTIONbyaligningthesmallredcirclemarkingonthehousingofthe
batterywiththesmallredcirclemarkingonthechargeleadconnector.Whilethe
whiteconnectorsare‘keyed’tominimizetheriskofareversepolarityconnection,if
youforcethemitispossibletomakeconnectionwiththeincorrectpolaritypotentially
causingdamagetothebatteryand/orcharger(transmitter).Whenthecirclemarkings
areproperlyalignedforcorrectpolarity,connectingthewhiteconnectorsshould
requireonlyaminimalamountofpressuretoachievethelight‘click’thatindicatesa
secureconnection.
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Whenthebatteryisconnectedtothechargeleadsecurelyandwiththeproper
polaritythe‘CHG(charge)’LEDindicatoronthetransmitterwillglowsolidyellow.The
batterywillbecharginganytimetheLEDindicatorisglowingsolidyellowandwhether
ornotthetransmitterispoweredon.

Itwilltakeapproximately3550minutestochargeafullydischarged(notover
discharged)battery.AndwhenthebatteryisfullychargedtheLEDindicatorwillstop
glowingyellowentirely.WhentheLEDindicatorisnolongerglowingyoucanremove
thebatteryfromthechargerasitisnowfullychargedandreadyforuse.

NOTE:TheLiPobatteryincludedwithyournewmodelwillarrivepartiallycharged.For
thisreasontheinitialchargemayonlytakeapproximately2025minutes.

NOTE:It’ssaferandbetterforthelongevityofthebatterytostoreitonlypartially
chargedforanylengthoftime.Storingthebatteryatapproximately50%charged
(whichisapproximately3.85Vpercell)istypicallybest,however,itwilltakesome
carefulmanagementofthechargetimeandtheuseofavoltmetertoachievethis
voltage.
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Ifyouhavetheequipmentandskillstoachievethe50%chargelevelforstorageitis
recommended.Ifnot,simplybesuretonotstorethebatteryfullychargedwhenever
possible.Infact,aslongasthebatterywillbestoredatapproximatelyroom
temperatureandfornomorethanafewweeksbeforethenextuse,itmaybebestto
storethebatteryinthedischargedstateafterthelastflight(aslongasthebatterywas
notoverdischargedonthelastflight).

PleasefollowthesestepstochargetheLiPobatterywiththe101CUSBcharger:

Connectthe101Cchargertoasuitable5VUSBconnectiononacomputerorother
device.Anotheroptionistoplugtheoptional5005PS100240VACto5VDCUSB,0.5
AmpPowerSupply/ACAdapter(AZSC5005PS)intoacompatible100240VACoutlet
thenconnectthe101Cchargertothepowersupply/ACadapteraccordingly.The
powersupply/ACadapterispoweredonwhentheLEDindicatorglowssolidgreen.

Whenthe101CchargerisconnectedtoapowersourcetheLEDindicatorwillflashred.
Connectthebatterytotheconnectorattheendofthewireleadextendingfromthe
charger.YOUMUSTBECAREFULTOENSUREPROPERPOLARITYBEFOREMAKINGTHE
CONNECTIONbyaligningthesmallredmarkingonthehousingofthebatterywith
thesmallredmarkingonthehousingofthewireleadextendingfromthecharger.

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Whilethewhiteconnectorsare‘keyed’tominimizetheriskofareversepolarity
connection,ifyouforcethemitispossibletomakeconnectionwiththeincorrect
polaritypotentiallycausingdamagetothebatteryand/orcharger.Whenthered
markingsareproperlyalignedforcorrectpolarity,connectingthewhiteconnectors
shouldrequireonlyaminimalamountofpressuretoachievethelight‘click’that
indicatessecureconnection.

Whenthebatteryisconnectedtothechargersecurelyandwiththeproperpolarity
theLEDindicatoronthechargerwillbrightlyglowsolidred.Thebatterywillbe
charginganytimetheLEDindicatorisbrightlyglowingsolidred.

Itwilltakeapproximately3550minutestochargeafullydischarged(notover
discharged)battery.AndwhenthebatteryisfullychargedtheLEDindicatorwilldim
significantly.WhentheLEDindicatorisdimyoucandisconnectthebatteryfromthe
charger’swireleadasitisnowfullychargedandreadyforuse.
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NOTE:TheLiPobatteryincludedwithanewmodelwillarrivepartiallycharged.
Forthisreasontheinitialchargemayonlytakeapproximately2025minutes.
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NOTE:WhentheLEDindicatorisflashingredthe101Cchargerispoweredon
andreadytobeginchargingthenextLiPobatterythatisconnectedtoit.
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InstallfourAAbatteries(includedwiththeRTFversion)inthebackoftheM3LPA100C
transmitterbyfirstremovingthebatterycompartmentcover/door.Ensureproperpolarityof
thebatteriesbeforeinstallingthemasindicatedbythemarkingsmoldedintothebattery
compartment,thenreinstallthecompartmentcover/door.
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CheckforproperoperationofthetransmitterbyswitchingthepowerswitchtotheON
position(slideittotheright).Youshouldhearthreebeeps/tonesfromthetransmitterwhile
the‘POWER’LEDindicatorbeginstoglowsolidred.Thisindicatesthetransmitterispowered
onandtheAAbatteriesareinstalledcorrectly.
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TheRTFversionTigerMoth75includesanM3LPA100CMicro3ChannelLPAirplane
transmitterequippedwith2.4GHztechnology,digitaltrimsandabuiltin1cell/1S3.7V,
100mALiPobatterycharger.
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LowBatteryPowerIndications
WhentheAAbatterypowerdropstoalevelthat’stoolowforsafecontinuedoperation,
thetransmitteroffersthefollowingindications:
• WhenchargingaLiPobatterywiththetransmitterpoweredoff,theyellowCHG
(charge)LEDindicatorwilldimnoticeablyuntiltheAAbatteriesarereplaced.
• Whenthetransmitterispoweredon,andwhetherornotaLiPobatteryisbeing
charged,therewillbeaconstantbeep/toneuntiltheAAbatteriesarereplaced.
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AntennaPosition/Orientation
TheRFoutputsignalstransmitbest/strongestfromtheshaftoftheantennaratherthan
fromthetip.Asaresultyoushouldneverpointthetipoftheantennadirectlyatthe
model.Also,thetransmitterantennacanberotatedandfoldedupto90°sobesureto
holdthetransmitterandpositiontheantennaasneededtoensurethebestpossible
signaltransmission.
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NOTE:YoumustALWAYSturnthetransmitteronfirst,BEFOREconnecting/installingthe
LiPoflightbattery.Andbeforeproceedingwiththefollowingsteps,pleasebesurethe
transmitterispoweredon.
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AftertheLiPobatteryhasbeenfullychargedit’sreadytobeinstalledintheairplane.
However,thefirststepbeforeinstallingthebatteryistoconnectittothe3in1controlunit.
ALSO,YOUMUSTBECAREFULTOENSUREPROPERPOLARITYBEFORECONNECTINGTHE
BATTERYTOTHE3IN1CONTROLUNITCONNECTOR.Byorienting/aligningthesmallred
circlemarkingonthehousingofthebatterywiththesmallredcirclemarkingonthe
connectorforthe3in1controlunityou’llbeabletomaketheconnectionwithcorrect
polarity.
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Also,althoughtheconnectorsare‘keyed’tominimizetheriskofareversepolarity
connection,ifyouforcethemitispossibletomaketheconnectionwithincorrectpolarity
potentiallycausingdamagetothe3in1controlunitand/orbattery.Whentheredcircle
markingsareproperlyalignedforcorrectpolarity,connectingthewhiteconnectorsshould
requireonlyaminimalamountofpressuretoachievethelight‘click’thatindicatessecure
connection.
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AftertheLiPobatteryisconnectedtothe3in1controlunittheuniquemagneticattachment
designmakesitquickandeasytoinstallthebatteryontheairplane.Simplyplacethesideof
thebatterywiththemagneticattachmentsagainstthemagnetlocatedonthebottomofthe
fuselage(betweenthefrontandrearlandinggearmounts)andthebatterywillbemounted
securelyontheairplane.
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IMPORTANTNOTE:Thebatteryisequippedwithtwomagneticattachments(notshown)
thatallowthebatterytobepositionedsoit’sclosertoorfurtherawayfromthefront/nose
oftheairplane.Installingthebatterysoit’sfurtherawayfromthenoseoftheairplane(as
shown)willresultinaless‘noseheavy’CenterofGravity(CG)thatallowsthemodeltofly
abitmoreslowlyandwithamore‘nosehigh’attitudeincruiseflight.Thisisparticularly
desirablewhenflyinginsmallerindoorareas.
Installingthebatterysoit’sclosertothenoseoftheairplane(notshown)resultsina
morenoseheavyCGforslightlyfastercruiseflightinlargerindoorandoutdoorareas.
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ToremovetheLiPoflightbatteryliftitawayfromthemagnetthendisconnectitfrom
the3in1controlunit.DONOTpoweroffthetransmitteruntiltheLiPoflightbatteryis
removedfromtheairplaneandthe3in1controlunitispoweredoff.REMEMBER:The
transmitterisalwaysonfirstandalwaysofflast!
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TheTigerMoth75isequippedwithacompactandadvanced3in1controlunit.Thecontrol
unitisalightweightcombinationofa2.4GHzreceiver,electronicspeedcontrol(ESC)and
servo.
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Thischecklistincludesthestepsyoumustfollowtoensureproperinitialization,armingand
operationofthecontrolunit:
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Beforeeachflightyoushouldalwaysturnthetransmitteronbeforeconnectingthe
flightbatterytothecontrolunit.Neverconnecttheflightbatterytothecontrolunit
beforepoweringthetransmitteronfirst.Aftereachflightyoushouldalways
disconnecttheflightbatteryfromthecontrolunitbeforepoweringoffthe
transmitter.
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Thelefthand/throttlestickmustbesetinthelowestpossiblepositioninorder
fortheESCofthecontrolunittoarm.
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Powerthetransmitteronandconfirmthatthe‘POWER’LEDindicatorisglowing
solidred.Then,connecttheLiPoflightbatterytothecontrolunitandinstalliton
theairplane.
NOTE:Ifthiswillbethefirstflight,orthefirstflightfollowingrepairs,you
shouldcentertheelevatorandrudder(aileron)controltrims.Usethedigital
trimbuttonstodeterminethe‘center’trimpositionbyusingtheaudible
beeps/tonesforreference.
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Aftertheflightbatteryisconnectedtothecontrolunittheelevatorandrudder
shouldmovebackandforthbrieflytoindicatethecontrolunithasinitialized
properly.
NOTE:Ifyouhearahumming/buzzingsoundcomingfromthemagnetic
actuatorfortherudder(orlackthereof)afterinitializationiscompletethisis
normaldependingonthecurrenttrim/neutralpositionfortherudder.Also,the
rudderwilltypicallyonlymovebackandforthbrieflywhentherudderand
verticalfinareinaverticalorientation(relativetotheground).
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Ifyouhadthelefthand/throttlesticksettothelowestpossiblepositionduring
theinitializationprocess(orifnot,lowerthesticktothelowestpossibleposition
now),theESC/motorwillnowbearmed.Usecautionasthepropellerwillnow
spinwhenthelefthand/throttlestickisraisedbeyondthelowestpossible
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Incasetheelevatorandrudderdonotmovebackandforthbrieflyand/ordonotrespond
tocontrolstickinputs:
•Iftheelevatorandrudderdonotmovebackandforthbrieflyand/ordonot
respondtocontrolstickinputsyoudonothaveapositiveradiofrequency(RF)
linkbetweenthetransmitterandreceiverofthecontrolunit.First,checktobe
surethetransmitterispoweredonandthatthePOWERLEDindicatoronthe
transmitterisglowingsolidred.Ifthetransmitterispoweredonandfunctioning
properlydisconnecttheflightbatteryfromthecontrolunit.Then,reconnectthe
flightbatteryandthecontrolunitshouldinitializeproperly.Theelevatorand
ruddershouldnowrespondtocontrolstickinputsaccordingly.
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 Intheeventtheelevatorandrudderstilldonotrespondtocontrolstickinputs
werecommendrebinding/linkingthetransmitterandreceiverthentryingagain.
Pleaseseethe‘TransmitterandReceiverBinding/Linking’sectionofthismanual
formoreinformation.
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Incasetheelevatorandrudderdorespondtocontrolstickinputsbutyouhaveno
controlofthemotor:
•Iftheelevatorandrudderdorespondtocontrolstickinputsbutyoudonothave
controlofthemotoryouhaveapositiveRFlinkbetweenthetransmitterand
receiverbuttheESC/motordidnotarmbecausethelefthand/throttlestickmay
nothavebeensettothelowestpossibleposition.Checktobesuretheleft
hand/throttlestickisinthelowestpossibleposition,andonceinthecorrect
positiontheESC/motorshouldbearmedandrespondtocontrolstickinputs
accordingly.
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AfterconfirmingthecontrolunitisinitializedandtheESC/motorhasarmedproperly
yourTigerMoth75isreadytofly!However,pleasereviewthefollowingsectionsofthis
manualBEFOREproceedingwiththefirstflight.
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IntheeventyouarenotfamiliarwiththecontrolsoftheTigerMoth75pleasetakethetime
tofamiliarizeyourselfwiththemasfollowsandbeforeattemptingyourfirstflight.
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Thelefthandstickonthetransmittercontrolsthethrottle.Whenthelefthandstick(also
knownasthe‘throttle’stick)isinthelowestpossiblepositionthemotor/propellerwillnot
spin.
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Movingthelefthandstickupwardwillincrease
thespeed/RPMofthepropeller.Increasingthe
speedofthepropellerincreasesthespeedof
themodelandalsoprovidesthethrustneeded
toclimb/increasealtitude.
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Decreasingthespeed/RPMofthepropellerby
loweringthelefthandstickwilldecreasethe
speedofthemodelandreducethrustmaking
itpossibletodescend/decreasealtitude.
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Duringflightyoucanadjustthethrottletoaposition(typicallyhavingthelefthandstickset
tobetween1/3and1/2ofitstravelabovethelowestpossibleposition)to‘cruise’atagiven
altitude.
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Therighthandstickcontrolsboththeelevatorandtherudder.Pushingthestick
forward/upwardwilllowertheelevatorandpitchthenoseoftheairplanedownwardto
descend.
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Pullingthestickbackward/downwardwillraisetheelevatorandpitchthenoseofthe
airplaneupwardtoclimb.
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Theelevatortrimcanbeusedtohelpkeeptheairplanefromclimbingordescendingwhenin
cruiseflightandwithnorighthandstick/elevatorinput.Forexampleiftheairplaneclimbs
whenattemptingtocruiseandmaintainagivenaltitude,adddownelevatortrimuntilthe
airplanefliesaslevelaspossibleandmaintainsthedesiredaltitudeatcruisespeed.
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IMPORTANTNOTE:Asistypicalofmost‘3channel’modelsthatareequippedwitha
rudderforprimary‘turning’control,therighthandstick/‘aileron’channelisusedto
controltherudderoftheTigerMoth75.Thishelpstoensureaneasiertransitionto
controlling‘4channel’modelsequippedwithaileronslateron.
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Movingthesticktotheleftwillmovetheruddertotheleft.Thiswillroll/turnthe
airplanetotheleft.
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Movingthesticktotherightwillmovetheruddertotheright.Thiswillroll/turntheairplane
totheright.
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NOTE:Theruddermaynotalwaystravelthesameamounttotheleftandtotheright.This
isnormaldependingonthecurrenttrim/neutralpositionfortherudder.Also,therudder
mustbeinaverticalorientation(relativetotheground)inordertocheckforproper
movementwhentheairplaneisnotflying.Anyhumming/buzzingsoundcomingfromthe
magneticactuatorfortherudder(orlackthereof)isalsonormal.
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Theruddertrimcanbeusedtohelpkeeptheairplanefromdrifting/turningleftorright
duringflightwithnorighthandstick/ruddercontrolinput.Forexampleiftheairplanedrifts
totherightinflight,addlefttrimuntiltheairplanefliesasstraightaspossiblewithout
drifting.
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Andonceyou’refamiliarwiththeprimarycontrolsoftheairplaneyou’realmostreadytofly!
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