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A Pre-Flight Checklist

When your model is ready to fly, make sure it is thoroughly checked over. If you are new to RC, have it looked over by an experienced modeler. When I say thoroughly, I don't mean just picking it up and checking the balance and thumping the tires a few times. Every detail of setup and connection should be gone over in detail. Many planes are lost due to a simple oversight that could have been caught by the simplest of pre-flight checks!

Before the first flight:

After any repair: The checklist should be gone through again, with particular attention to the areas that were worked on or repaired.

Before EVERY flight:


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Craig Kulesa
Wed Mar 3 21:45:44 MST 1999