Top Flite TOPA1000 - Manual (Page 9)

Be sure to conduct a pull test as specified b
y
the
AMA f
or the type of use y
ou intend to use the Flite
Streak f
o
r.
When this man
ual w
as wr
itten, the
requirements w
ere:
Combat - 35 lbs
, 0.18”
control lines
Aerobatics - 30 lbs
, 0.15”
control lines
AMA Saf
e
ty Code (e
xcerpts)
Read and abide b
y
the f
ollo
wing Academ
y of Model
Aeronautics Official Saf
ety Code:
GENERAL 1.
I will not fly m
y
model aircr
aft in sanctioned e
v
ents
,
air sho
ws or model flying demonstr
ations until it has
been pro
v
en to be airw
or
th
y b
y
ha
ving been
pre
viously
, successfully flight tested.
3.
Where estab
lished, I will abide b
y
the saf
ety r
ules
for 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
.
5.
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.
CONTR
OL LINE
1.
I will subject m
y
completed control system
(including saf
ety thong, where applicab
le) to an
inspection and pull test pr
ior to flying.
Pull test will be
in accordance with the current Competition Regulations f
or applicab
le model categor
y.
Models
not fitting a specific categor
y as detailed shall use
those pull test requirements f
or Control Line
Precision Aerobatics
.
2.
I will assure that m
y
flying area is saf
ely clear of all
utility wires and poles
.
3.
I will assure that m
y
flying area is saf
ely clear of all
non-essential par
ticipants and spectators bef
ore
per
mitting m
y
engine to be star
ted.
4.
I will not fly a model closer than 50 f
eet to an
y
electr
ical po
w
er line
.
FIND A SAFE PLA
CE
T
O
FL
Y
The
best
place to fly
an
y
model is at an AMA
char
tered club field.
Club fields are set up f
or C/L
flying, making y
our outing saf
er and more enjo
y
a
b
le
.
W
e
recommend that y
ou join the AMA and a local
club so y
ou can ha
v
e
a saf
e place to fly and ha
v
e
insur
ance to co
v
er y
ou in case of a flying accident.
The AMA address and telephone n
u
mber are in the
front of this man
ual.
If there is no club or C/L flying field in y
our area, find a
suitab
le site that is clear of trees
, telephone poles
, po
w
e
r
lines
, b
uildings
, b
usy streets and other obstacles
.
In addition to obstacles
, it is impor
tant to be a
w
are of
people who ma
y w
ander into the area once y
o
u
begin flying.
At AMA club flying sites it is a se
v
ere
ru
le infr
action to fly o
v
er others
, and this is a good
pr
actice if flying else
where
.
C/L models tend to
attr
act onlook
ers whose n
umbers can soon m
ultiply
,
fo
rming small, uncontrolled cro
wds
.
Onlook
ers pose
tw
o main prob
lems
.
First is the danger of actually
cr
ashing y
our model into a person, causing injur
y.
Second is the distr
action while y
ou are tr
ying to
concentr
ate on flying.
T
o
minimiz
e or a
v
oid this
prob
lem, ha
v
e
an assistant standing b
y
who can spot
people who w
ander into y
our flying site (so y
ou can
a
v
oid flying o
v
er them) and who can perf
or
m
“cro
wd
control”
if people star
t to gather
.
FL
YING IMPOR
T
ANT
:
If y
ou are an ine
xper
ienced modeler w
e
strongly urge y
ou to seek the assistance of a
competent, e
xper
ienced C/L pilot to chec
k y
our model
for airw
or
thiness AND to teach y
ou ho
w to fly
.No matter
ho
w stab
le or
“f
orgiving”
the Flite Streak is
, attempting
to lear
n to fly on y
our o
w
n is dangerous and ma
y result
in destr
uction of y
our model or e
ven injur
y to y
ourself
and others
.
Theref
ore
, find an instr
uctor and fly only
under his or her guidance and super
vision until y
o
u
ha
ve
acquired the skills necessar
y f
or saf
e and fully
controlled oper
ation of y
our model.
T
akeoff
F
or y
our first flights w
e
recommend flying the Flite
Streak when the wind is no g
reater than ten miles
per hour
.
Less e
xper
ienced fly
ers should fly only in
light wind conditions
.
F
requently
, winds are calm in
the ear
ly mor
ning and ear
ly e
v
ening.
Often these are
the most enjo
y
a
b
le times to fly an
yw
a
y
!
Where y
ou place y
our model in the flying circle f
o
r
tak
eoff can be impor
tant.
Do not tak
eoff directly into the
wind as this will place the model in a cross
wind,
pushing the model into the circle
, shor
tly after tak
eoff
,
when the line tension is minimal.
T
ak
eoff should be
made with a quar
ter
ing do
wnwind/cross
wind so that the
model reaches flying speed and full line tension as it enters the headwind. Be sure to confir
m with y
our assistant the signal y
o
u
will use to ha
v
e
him launch the model.
When ready
to launch, the assistant should hold the rear of the fuselage while y
ou chec
k the ele
v
ator response to be
sure y
ou ha
v
e
the control handle or
iented correctly
.
Flight The Flite Streak is a v
e
ry
responsiv
e model.
Be
prepared f
or this on y
our first flight.
The main
pur
pose of the first f
e
w flights is to lear
n ho
w the
model beha
v
es and to adjust the ele
v
a
tor
responsiv
eness to suit y
our style of flying.
Y
ou ma
y
also w
ant to adjust line tension b
y
changing the
engine out-thr
ust angle or b
y
adding w
eight to the
outside wing tip
.
Best of luc
k and happ
y fl
ying!
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