Dynaflite DYFA2018 - Manual (Page 26)

your first flights pull the plane back until there
is approximately 8 Ibs. of tension. More tension
can be used after you get acquainted with the
launching procedure.
Hold the plane above your head with the
wings level and the nose pointed slightly up
and directly into the wind. Give the plane a
healthy push forward to get it flying and it will
climb up like a kite. You should not have to
touch the elevator during the launch but use the
rudder stick to keep it going straight up. As the
rubber relaxes the plane will fly off the hi-start
and the parachute will bring the end of the
string back towards you.
Find a BIG, OPEN field for your first flights. The
bigger the better as you won't have to worry
about where you need to land. Ground based
objects (trees, poles, buildings, etc.) seem to
attract model airplanes like a magnet. Again,
we would like to recommend that you find
an experienced pilot to help you with
these first flights.
Note: You need to remember that your
radio control responds as if you were
sitting in the cockpit. When you push the
transmitter stick to the right, the rudder
moves to the plane's right! This means
that when the plane is flying towards you
it may seem like the rudder controls are
reversed (when you give "right" rudder
the plane turns to your left-which is the
plane's "right"). It is sometimes easier to
learn to fly the plane if you always face your
body in the direction the plane is flying and look
over your shoulder to watch the model,
Don't worry about accomplishing very much on
your first flights. Use these flights to get the
"feel" of the controls and the Daydream's flying
characteristics. Try to keep the plane upwind
and Just perform some gentle S-turns (always
turning into the wind) until it is time to set up
for landing. Have a helper adjust the trims on
your transmitter (a little at a time) until the
plane will fly straight and level with the
transmitter sticks in their neutral positions. It
can be very hard for a beginner to fly a plane
straight towards him as he would have to do if
the plane were downwind and every mistake
takes the plane a little farther downwind. When
it is time to land, just continue performing the
gentle S-turns upwind and let the plane glide
onto the ground. Don't worry about where the
plane lands -just miss any trees, etc.
Practice flying directly into the wind (upwind of
yourself) without letting the plane get off
course, and then turn and come downwind until
the plane is even with you and try it again.
When you are comfortable with flying directly
into the wind, start letting the plane go behind
you (downwind) a little before you start back
upwind. Continue this until you can fly directly
towards you from downwind without getting
disoriented. At this point you can start to
establish a "landing pattern" and bring the
sailplane in for a landing from downwind. This
enables the plane to be flown as slowly (ground
speed) as possible for accurate landings.
Thermal soaring is one of the most intriguing of
all aspects of flying and the Daydream was
designed to excel at thermal soaring even in the
hands of a novice. It can be hard for the average
person to understand how a plane can fly for
hours and gain altitude without a motor.
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