DIY Radio Control Airplane (RC Plane)Troubleshooting
Sponsored LinksA radio-controlled aircraft (RC aircraft/RC plane) is a model aircraft that is controlled remotely, typically with a hand-
held transmitter and a receiver within the craft. The RC aircraft used to be a hobby, experiments, gathering weather readings, or even spy planes for military purposes.
As a hobby, a troubleshooter guide for the RC plane doityourselfers can be very useful. The herein table contains information related to the radio control airplane problems, causes and the solutions. But, first of all you have to make sure that your transmitter batteries are fresh and your plane is fully charged, as this can be the cause of many operational issues.
And here is the DIY Radio Control Airplane (RC Plane)Troubleshooting table:
| Problem | Cause | Solution |
| Short time motor run before off (motor pulses or lost control signal) | Antenna is not fully extended, Signal from transmitter to airplane is blocked, transmitter is too far or too close, radio interference | Fully extend the transmitter antenna, move the transmitter closer or further from regain signal, Try a different location |
| Airplane does fly straight | Improper take off, not trimmed correctly, too much directional control input, tail is not securely mounted on the fuselage | see take off procedure, Use smaller gentle inputs, if needed use foam safe glue to repair the tail |
| Airplane loses altitude rapidly during turns | Too much or too little control input is given | Reduce or increase the amount of control input |
| The transmitter RED LED is flashing | incorrectly installed the batteries or exhausted, Transmitter safety feature has not been activated, Power switch is in the “OFF ” position | check the batteries, Replace with new “AA” 1.5V alkaline batteries, transmitters throttle must be pushed all the way forward then moved all the way back in order for control to function, and switch to the “ON” position |
| Airplane will not charge | Power switch on the airplane and/or the transmitter is not in the correct position for charging,
Charger Cord is not properly plugged into |
Set the Transmitter power switch to “ON” and then make sure the airplane power switch is set to “OFF”. Plug the charge cord into the airplane and the green LED on the transmitter will illuminate. Check the Charger Cord’s connection |
| Airplane not flying high enough | not using good throttle control | Increase throttle speed to allow the airplane gain the desired altitude |
| Airplane crashed into the ground while landing | to much directional control stick input, may have reduced the throttle speed too quickly or too much | Only use very little input to keep the airplane level and stable when landing, Lower the throttle speed more gradually for soft landing |
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