Dynaflite DYFA3030 - Manual (Page 28)

parks, school yards, office building lawns, etc. that
may attract unrestrained observers (wild kids). If you
are a beginner, you are busy enough concentrating on
your model without having to answer lots of questions
and performing crowd control.
We highly recommend that you get an experienced
modeler to assist you with your flight training. An
experienced modeler can take your Fly Baby up for
the first time and make sure it performs correctly, then
give you valuable flight instruction. He can hand you
the transmitter when the Fly Baby has climbed to a
safe altitude or connect your transmitter to his if both
of your systems have a trainer cord or “buddy box”
capability. Assistance from an experienced modeler
will make your modeling “career” progress faster
(and cheaper). We do, however realize that some
modelers are determined to learn on their own or are
not in a location where an instructor or flying club is
available. Therefore, we have provided the following
information to give you an idea of what to expect on
your first flight with your Fly Baby. Both flyers who
plan to set out on their own and fliers who will have
the help of an instructor should carefully read the
following information.
First flight attempts should be reserved for calm days
when the wind speed is less than five mph. Always
takeoff (and land) into the wind. Check the
operation of all controls just before takeoff. This will
eliminate the possibility of overlooking reversed or
disconnected controls (it happens).
As you apply power on takeoff you will need to
apply a slight amount of right rudder to compensate
for engine torque. Be ready for this and correct its
heading immediately to avoid an “exciting” take off
roll. The tail will rise almost immediately, indicating
that the tail surfaces have gained effectiveness.
Allow the model to continue to accelerate until it has
reached flying speed. Use as much of the available
runway as you can. Then, gently apply some up
elevator. Your Fly Baby should slowly lift from the
runway. Continue straight ahead until you have
accelerated to a safe flying speed.
The design of the Fly Baby aircraft originated in
model aviation of the early 1930’s, an era when
aviation was in it’s infancy. The Fly Baby model was
a high wing airplane that looked very much like the
later full scale Fly Baby, except for the placement of
the wing. The full scale Fly Baby was designed for
an EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) contest
that had as it’s goal the development of easy to
build, inexpensive, towable homebuilt aircraft. The
Fly Baby was an all wood aircraft that could be
typically built in 750 to 1000 hours.
The Fly Baby is a “sport” airplane. It’s not a Piper
Cub type aircraft, and it’s not an aerobatic Citabria
either. It is a fun, easy to fly, forgiving aircraft that is
ideal for a Sunday flier to have a great day of open
cockpit flying. The Fly Baby will perform scale
aerobatics such as loops, rolls, spins and stall turns.
We encourage you to fly your Fly Baby in a scale
manner – slow and smoothly, like the real thing.
Avoid unrealistic “hot dog” maneuvers that could
over-stress the structure. It will be easier on your
model and lot more enjoyable for you!
Before attempting your first landing you should first
try some slow flight and stalls to become familiar
with the Fly Baby’s slow speed characteristics. You
will probably find the model slows down quicker
and requires more power on landing than you are
used to. Remember that aircraft of the Fly Baby’s era
had high drag and limited low speed control
effectiveness, especially the ailerons. The rudder is
very effective however.
On landings, you will need to continue to carry power
and speed until you initiate the flare, then reduce
power and allow the model to gently settle to the
ground. If you must go around, add power and
accelerate straight ahead. Do not attempt to climb or
turn until you have accelerated to a safe flying speed.
We hope you enjoy the realistic looks and
performance of your Fly Baby.
LANDING
FLYING
TAKEOFF