
V-22 Osprey VTOL
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Flying Your Aircraft
Consult local laws and ordinances before choosing a flying location.
Range Check your Radio System
Before you fly, range check the radio system. Refer to your specific transmitter
instruction manual for range test information.
Just Before Flight
Once the flight control system is active, you will normally see the control
surfaces react to aircraft movement.
Prior to your first flight, check the nacelle movement as described in the Fine
Tuning Nacelle Alignment section to ensure proper nacelle alignment.
For your first flights with the recommended battery pack (EFLB8003S30), set
your transmitter timer or a stopwatch to 4 minutes.
NOTICE: Never fly the aircraft without first setting and activating a timer.
After 4 minutes, land the aircraft. Adjust your timer for longer or shorter flights
depending on your preference and battery usage.
Takeoff
Place the aircraft on a flat, level surface with the tail facing you. Set your
transmitter to Multirotor Flight Mode. Ramp up the throttle trim to keep the
propellers turning.
Check that the motor nacelles are in the fully upright position in Multirotor Flight
Mode before applying throttle. Gradually increase the throttle until the model is
approximately 2 ft. (600mm) off the ground. Avoid forcing the aircraft into the air.
It is normal for the aircraft to lift off tail first and move forward as it lifts off.
Multirotor Flight
Try to hold the aircraft in one spot small with small corrections on the
transmitter control sticks. If flying in calm winds, the model should require
almost no corrective inputs, but may steadily move forward. After moving the
aileron/elevator stick and returning it to center the model will level itself. The
model may continue to move due to inertia. Move the stick in the opposite
direction to stop the movement.
After you become comfortable hovering, you can progress into flying the model
to different locations, keeping the tail pointed towards you at all times. You can
also ascend and descend using the throttle stick.
Once you are comfortable with these maneuvers, you can attempt flying with
the tail in different orientations. It is important to keep in mind that the flight
control inputs will rotate with the aircraft, so always try to picture the control
inputs relative to the nose of the aircraft.
NOTICE: Do not attempt to fly backwards at a high rate of speed. While the
aircraft is capable of flying backwards while in Multirotor mode, the aircraft
becomes more unstable as backward speed increases.
Transitioning In Flight
TIP: Always transition between flight modes into the wind.
To transition to Airplane Flight Mode from Multirotor Flight Mode change
the flight mode switch on your transmitter to an Airplane Flight Mode. The
throttle will increase slightly and the motor nacelles will rotate forward to the
airplane flight position. The control surfaces become active. It is normal to have
some slight oscillations in pitch as the aircraft transitions into Airplane Flight
Mode. While in Airplane Flight Mode the main motors use differential thrust to
provide yaw control and the tail motor does not run.
To transition to Multirotor Flight Mode from Airplane Flight Mode reduce
the airspeed, change the switches on your transmitter to select the Multirotor
Flight Mode for landing. The throttle will increase slightly and the motor
nacelles will rotate to the vertical position. The tail motor will power on and
the control surfaces will go to neutral. While in Multirotor Flight Mode the
control surfaces do not move. All pitch, roll and yaw control is accomplished by
differential thrust and angling of the motors.
NOTICE: Do not transition to Multirotor Flight Mode at low throttle or lower
the throttle immediately after transitioning to Multirotor Flight Mode. Doing
so will cause a rapid loss of altitude and possibly a crash.
Airplane Flight
Fly the aircraft and trim it for level flight per the Flight Trimming section.
The V-22 Osprey flies in a similar manner to other fixed-wing aircraft. It is capable
of a wide range of conventional flight maneuvers including loops and rolls.Avoid
negative push maneuvers, the V-22 Osprey is not intended for negative G maneuvers
and may enter an unpredictable spin with hard negative push maneuvers.
Landing
Transition the aircraft into Multirotor Flight Mode and bring it into a low hover.
Slowly lower the throttle to descend to a soft landing.
NOTICE: If a crash is imminent, activate the throttle cut feature. Failure to
do so could result in extra damage to the airframe, as well as damage to the
ESCs, motors and motor nacelles.
NOTICE: Crash damage is not covered under warranty.
NOTICE: When you are finished flying, never leave the aircraft in direct sunlight
or in a hot, enclosed area such as a car. Doing so can damage the aircraft.
Low Voltage Cutoff (LVC)
The average flight time with a mixture of hovering and airplane flight using the
recommended flight battery is approximately 4 minutes.
The flight controller protects the flight battery from over-discharge using
Low Voltage Cutoff (LVC). When the flight battery is drained to LVC the flight
controller will automatically transition the motors into Multirotor Flight Mode.
The remaining battery will last less than a minute, so land the aircraft as soon
as possible.
When the battery reaches LVC in Multirotor Flight Mode the motor power is
sharply reduced for an instant to warn the pilot the model has entered LVC.
In this flight condition the motors will slowly lose power until the ESCs cutoff.
If you notice the motors cut power for a brief moment, land immediately and
re-charge the flight battery.
After landing, disconnect and remove the Li-Po battery from the aircraft to prevent
trickle discharge. Charge your Li-Po battery to approximately half capacity before
storage. During storage, make sure the battery charge does not fall below 3V per
cell. LVC does not prevent the battery from over-discharge during storage.
NOTICE: Repeated flying to LVC may damage the battery.
TIP: Monitor your aircraft battery’s voltage before and after flying by using a
Li-Po Cell Voltage Checker (EFLA111, sold separately).
Repairs
Thanks to the foam material in this aircraft, repairs to the foam can be made
using virtually any adhesive (hot glue, regular CA, epoxy, etc). When parts are
not repairable, see the Replacement Parts List for ordering by item number.
For a listing of all replacement and optional parts, refer to the list at the end
of this manual.