AboutKen Myers Expertise I can answer beginning, advanced and expert questions about electrically
powered R/C model aircraft, and many questions about R/C model aircraft of
all types, except helicopters. I`ve been building, flying and designing R/C
model aircraft for 40 years.
Experience I have been building and flying radio controlled model aircraft since 1960. I'm the president of the Electric Flyers Only, Inc., located in southeasten Michigan. I'm a past president of the National Electric Aircraft Council. I'm vice-president of the Midwest R/C Society. I was president and main founder of the UFO (Union Lake Flying Organization). I've built and flown most types of model aircraft except helicopters.
Question mr myers,can you or direct me too a way too get a step-by-step set-up of control surfaces on the firebird r/c plane.i have had trouble making sure i hooked up the contol line right and can't get it too stay"in trim"if you can help,please email back.p.s i will pay you if you need it.thank you.jim kennedy
Answer Hi Jim,
Sorry I cannot give you a step-by-step, as I have never seen one of these planes, and the pictures I found on the Internet don't show me too much. Hopefully, you received an instruction manual, but it appears not to have helped.
I'm not sure what you mean, by "stay in trim." A plane will always change the pitch attitude (nose up/nose down) when the power is changed.
I read a review of this, or a similar plane, where the "anti-crash" feature made it much, much harder to fly, so the reviewer, a seasoned RC pilot and his son, the student, turned that "feature" off and the plane became much easier to manage.
I would suggest that you seek out the advice of an RC pilot in your area. Go to a local hobby shop and ask how you might contact one. Nothing is better than real, live help, and it will be free, so just ask. You could even ask at the hobby shop where you purchased your plane.
