Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 54)

Use a “chic
k
en stic
k” de
vice or electr
ic
star
ter
; f
ollo
w instr
uctions supplied with the
star
ter or stic
k. Mak
e
cer
tain the glo
w plug clip
or connector is secure so that it will not pop off or f
a
ll into the r
unning propeller
.
Mak
e all engine adjustments from
behind
the rotating propeller
.
The engine gets hot! Do not touch it dur
ing
or directly after oper
ation. Mak
e sure fuel lines
are in good condition so fuel will not leak onto a hot engine
, causing a fire
.
T
o
stop the engine
, cut off the fuel supply b
y
closing off the fuel line or f
o
llo
w the engine
man
uf
acturer’
s
recommendations
. Do not use
hands
, fingers
, or an
y body par
t to tr
y to stop the
engine
. Do not thro
w an
ything into the prop of a
running engine
.
Read and abide b
y
the f
o
llo
wing Academ
y of
Model Aeronautics Official Saf
ety Code:
1
.
I will not fly m
y
model aircr
aft in sanctioned
e
vents
, air sho
ws
, or model flying demonstr
ations
until it has been pro
ven to be airw
or
th
y b
y
ha
ving
been pre
viously successfully flight tested.
2
.
I will not fly m
y
model aircr
aft higher than
appro
ximately 400 f
eet within 3 miles of an
air
por
t without notifying the air
por
t oper
ator
. I
will giv
e
r
ight of w
a
y to
, and a
v
oid flying in the
pro
ximity of full-scale aircr
aft. Where necessar
y,
an obser
v
er shall be used to super
vise flying to
a
v
oid ha
ving models fly in the pro
ximity of
full- scale aircr
aft.
3.
Where estab
lished, I will abide b
y
the saf
ety
rules f
or the flying site I use and I will not willfully
and deliber
ately fly m
y
models in a careless
,
rec
kless and/or dangerous manner
.
7.
I will not fly m
y
model unless it is identified
with m
y
name and address or AMA n
umber
, on
or in the model. 9
.
I will not oper
ate models with p
y
rotechnics
(an
y de
vice that e
xplodes
, b
u
rn
s
, or propels a
projectile of an
y kind).
1
.
I will ha
v
e
completed a successful r
adio
equipment g
round chec
k bef
ore the first flight of
a ne
w or repaired model.
2
.
I will not fly m
y
model aircr
aft in the
presence of spectators until I become a qualified flier
, unless assisted b
y
an e
xper
ienced helper
.
3
.
I will perf
o
rm
m
y
initial tur
n after tak
eoff
a
w
a
y
from the pit or spectator areas
, and I will
not thereafter fly o
v
er pit or spectator areas
,
unless be
y
ond m
y
control.
4
.
I will oper
ate m
y
model using only r
adio
control frequencies currently allo
w
ed b
y
the
F
eder
al Comm
unications Commission...
The T
op Flite Cessna 182 Skylane is a g
reat-flying,
spor
t-scale air
plane that flies smoothly and
predictab
ly
, y
et is highly maneuv
er
ab
le
. Compared
to other scale models
, its flight char
acter
istics are
quite docile and f
orgiving. It does not, ho
w
e
v
e
r,
ha
ve
the self-reco
ve
ry
char
acter
istics of a pr
imar
y
R/C tr
ainer
; theref
ore
, y
ou m
u
st either ha
v
e
mastered the basics of R/C flying or obtained the assistance of a competent R/C pilot to help y
o
u
until y
ou are ab
le to saf
ely and competently pilot
the model y
ourself
.
Balance y
our propellers carefully bef
ore flying.
An unbalanced prop is the single most significant cause of damaging vibr
ation. Not only
will engine mounting scre
ws and bolts vibr
ate
out, possib
ly with disastrous eff
ect, b
ut vibr
ation
will also damage y
our r
adio receiv
er and batter
y.
Vibr
ation will cause y
our fuel to f
oam, which will,
in tur
n, cause y
our engine to r
un rough or quit.
W
e
use a T
op Flite Precision Magnetic Prop
Balancer (T
OPQ5700) in the w
o
rkshop and k
eep
a Great Planes Finger
tip Balancer (GPMQ5000)
in our flight bo
x.
A fully co
wled engine will tend to r
un at a higher
cylinder temper
ature than an un-co
wled engine
.
F
or this reason the fuel mixture should be set to
run the engine at about 200 r
pm belo
w
peak
(maxim
um) speed. By r
unning the engine
slightly r
ich y
ou will help pre
v
ent dead stic
k
landings caused b
y
o
v
erheating.
Fuel mixture adjustment
Balance the pr
opeller
FL
YING
Radio contr
ol
General
AMA SAFETY CODE
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