Using your Flying Simulator Freeware
Your Merlin helicopter transmitter comes supplied with a USB adaptor cable to enable it to link to a Windows PC and run freeware FMS simulation
software.
Downloading
1.
Visit website
http://n-old.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/fms/index_e.html or use a
search engine search for "flying model simulator + FMS"
2.
Download and run the software for your PC following the
instructions given on the website.
Setting your Transmitter
Please use the following settings when setting up your FMS software
1.
Switch on your transmitter and connect it to your PC with the
USB cable.
2.
Select Model and load Hughes from the pull down menu.
3.
Select Controls and Analogue Controls from the menu.
4.
Select Mapping and Calibration.
5.
Move each control stick noting which channel is operated,
ensure that the channel number operated is set to the correct
control function (Mapping) as above.
6.
Select Calibrate, move the controls fully in all directions, select next & finish.
7.
Check that each control operates in the desired direction by selecting Simulation and Initialise moving each control in turn to see if the
helicopter moves in the expected direction. If control surfaces do not operate correctly then adjust the control numbers & Inv to reverse
the function to achieve the correct directions.
Training
Select Simulation & Initialise then follow the instructions given in the Learning to Fly part of your manual.
For inexperienced pilots selecting View and ticking Auto zoom and Simulation / Options ticking Model Un crashable will help learning basic skills.
For more advanced pilots the FMS software simulator can be adjusted to change models (Model) to include aeroplanes, flying sites (Landscape)
and screen view (View) by experimenting with the menus.
Training Skid Option
Your Polaris 400CP has been supplied with a set of optional training skids to help take-off and landing stability for new pilots whilst learning to fly.
These should be assembled as below.
Clip the rod guides onto the undercarriage
Push the rod through the rod guides until they are
of equal distance both sides from the
undercarriage
Cut the rubber tubing into 8 pcs of equal length.
Slide 1 piece of tube over the rod leaving about
50mm spacing to the end of the rod
Cut the rubber tubing into 8 pcs of equal length.
Slide 1 piece of tube over the rod leaving about
50mm spacing to the end of the rod.
Slide 1 washer onto the rod followed by a foam
ball, washer and the tube to secure it into place.
Make sure the ball can rotate freely on the rod.
Repeat this until all 4 balls are installed
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
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