Phoenix R/C Professional Model Flight Simulation User Manual Version 3.0 phần 4 ppsx

PleasenotethatthisisonlyvalidwhenFreelookisnotselectedfromthecameramodesabove,andifthecurrently
viewedpilotleavesthesession,thecamerawillreturntoviewyourownmodel.
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Displays
ThismenucontainsalloftheHeads‐Up‐Display (HUD) elements thatcanbeselectedto be displayed ontopofthe
simulationview.Clickinganyoftheitemsinthislistwilltogglethedisplayonoroff.
Widgets
Many of the displays are in the form of Widgets, which are controllable and configurable items on the over the
display. Each widget has the same controls to let you configure its size and shape on the main view, as well as
buttonstohideit.Somewidgetsalsohaveanadditionalsettingsbuttonwhereappropriate. 
Torepositionawidget,moveyourmouseoverthewidgetcontroltoshowitsframe,thenleft‐dragitstitle‐barwith
yourmouseuntilitliesinthecorrectpositionontheview.Ifyoudragawidgettooneofthesides orcornersofthe
mainview,thewidgetwill“dock”tothatposition.Whendocked,thewidgetwillautomaticallymoveifyouchange
thesizeofthePhoenixwindow.
To resize a widget,move your mouse overthe widgetcontrol toshow itsresize handles. Place yourmouse cursor
overtheresizehandleyouwishtochange,thenleft‐dragwithyourmousetochangethewidget’ssize.
Simulationspeed
Thiswidgetletsyoucontrolthespeedofthesimulationeasilyandquicklywithoutusingthesystem>programsetup
>physicsmenu.Thecentral readouton thewidgetshows thecurrentlyset simulationspeed,with 100%being the
normalsimulationrate.Formoreinformationonsimulationspeed,seethesystem>programsetup>physicsmenu.
To change the simulation speed using thiswidget,place your mousecursor overthe wheel,and left‐drag to move
thesmallchevronandchangethesimulationrate.Thecentralrea doutwill changetoreflectthenewspeed.
Controller
Thiswidgetgivesyouanonscreentransmitter/controllerthatwillshowthecontrolmovementsofwhichevermodel
iscurrentlybeinglookedatbythecamera.Indefaultmode,thisisadisplayofyourowntransmittermove ments,but
if you go online and spectate another pilot, this will show you their control movements instead, making this a
valuabletrainingandlearningaid.Similarly,ifyouhaveabuddyactive,andusetheView>Camera>Lookatmenu
tolookatabuddyinsteadofyourownmodel,youwillbeshownthatbuddy’scontrolmotions.
To the top of the onscreen controller you can see any software‐controller functions such as Gear, Flaps or
Stunt/Throttle‐hold(ifthesearebeingcontrolledbythesoftwareandnotusingthebuilt‐inswitchesonyourradio–
ifyourradiohasthesefeatures).

At the botto m of the onscreen controller is the Mode Selector. By default, this is set to “Mode 2”, but if you are
using your radio in a different mode, click the “Mode 2” readout to cycle through the available modes until it
matchesyourreal‐liferadiomovements.
Flightinfo
This widget displays a range of vital information on the model and environment, and can be configured to show
more or less data as you wish. As  you resize the Flight Info widget using the resize handles, the data display will
changetodifferentorientations,lettingyouhavetheinformationinaverticalorhorizontallist.
Click the Blue “Settings” button at the top of the Flight Info widget to configure the different data items that are
shown.Allofthepossible piecesofinformationarefeaturedintheItemstoDisplaylist,withacheck‐boxdenoting 
whetherthatitemwillappearintheFlightInfo panelornot.Simplyclickthecheck‐boxnexttoaniteminthelistto
includeitintheFlightInfopanel,orclearthecheckboxtohideit.
Currently,thefollowingdataitemsareavailablefortheFlightInfopanel:
• FPS – This itemshows thecurrent FramesPer Second (FPS) of the system. Ifyou have VSync enabled (see
thesystem>programsetup>displaymenuformoreinformationonthis)thentheFPSwillbelockedtothe
refresh‐rateofyourdisplay.
• Resolution–ThisitemdisplaysthecurrentdisplayresolutionyouarerunningPhoenixin.
• Altitude–Thisitemshowsthe currentaltitudeofthemodelabovegroundlevel,inyourcurrentlyselected
unitsfordistance.
• Velocity–Thisitemshowsthecurrentvelocityofthemodel,inyourcurrentlyselectedunitsforspeed.
• Heading–Thisitemshowsthecurrentheadingthatthemodelispointingtowards.
• Distance–Thisitemshowsthecurrentdistanceofthemodel fromyour pilot’sviewingposition.
• WindHeading–Thisitemdisplaysthecurrentwindheading.
• WindSpeed–Thisitemdisplaysthetotalwindspeed,includinganygusts.
• Throttle–Thisitemshowsyour currentthrottleinputfrom0–100%.
• Gear–Thisitemshowsthecurrentstateofyourmodel’slandinggear.
• Elevator–Thisitemshowsthecurrentelevatordeflectionindegrees.
• Rudder–Thisitemshowsthecurrentrudderdeflectionindegrees.
• Left/RightAileron–Theseitemsshowthecurrentdeflectionoftheleftandrightaileronsindegrees.
• Flaps–Thisitemshowsthecurrentflapsdeflectionindegrees.
• RotorRPM–ThisshowsthecurrentRevolutionsPerMinute(RPM)oftherotor‐head.

• Collective–Thisitemshowsthecurrentcollectivepitchofthemainrotorsindegrees.
Whenyouarefinished,pressAccepttoreturntoMainViewwithyourchanges,orCanceltoreturnwithoutsaving.
Variometer
ThismenudisplaystheVariometerWidget,whichshowsinformationrelatedmainlytoglidermodelssuchasvertical
rateofascent/descentandaltitude.
ThemaindisplayontheleftoftheVariometershowsthecurrentrateofascentordescentofthemodelinbar‐form.
Thehighertheascent‐rateofthemodel,themoregreenbarswillfill.Astheascentratedrops,lessgreenbarswillbe
filleduntilnoneremain.At thispointthemodelwillbelevel.Asthemodelstartstodescend,moreredbarswillstart
tofill.Thereisalsoareadouttothetop‐rightoftheVariometershowingthecurrentrateofascent/descentinyour
currentlyselectedunitsforspeed.
Beneath the ascent/descent rate readout is a larger readout showing the current altitude of the model in your
currentlyselectedunitsfordistance.
Aswellasthevisualascent/descentdisplay,theVariometerwillalsoemitanaudiotonewhichletsyoukeeptrackof
the rate ofascent/descent withoutneeding tolook at theVariometer  display.When your modelis ascending, the
tonewillbebroken,and willriseinfrequencythefasteryourmodelascends.Whenyour  modelisdescending,the
tonewillbeconstant,andwilllowerinf requencythefasteryourmodeldescends.
YoucanusethelargerMute/unmutebuttonatthebottom‐rightoftheVariometertomute/unmutetheaudiotone.
Thesmallerbuttonstothetopandbottomrightofthemute/un mutebuttonwillturntheVariometertonevolume
upanddownrespectively.
Binoculars
The Binoculars widget shows a zoomed‐in view of your  model at all ti mes,  no matter how far away from your
locationthemodelactuallyis.Thisisespeciallyusefulforkeepingtrackoftheorientationofthemodelevenwhenit
isalargedistanceaway.
The binocularview always shows themodel atthe same size,and does notshow any background details or other
objects.Youcanalsoresizethewidgettogetalargerorsmallerviewoftheaircraft.
WindCompass
This widget lets you keep track of the current wind heading, relative to your current viewpoint,  and the direction
yourmodelisfacing.
ThemainWind Compassdisplaywillrotaterelativetothedire ctionthatyourviewpointisfacing,sothattheheading
atthetopoftheWindCompasswillalwaysbetheheadingofthecamera’sviewdirection.

Theorangeairplane‐shaped“arrow”pointsinthedirection/headingthatyourmodelisfacing.
Theotherpointeristhewinddirectionindicator.Theactualarrowsthemselvespointtothedirectionthatthewind
isblowingtowards,whiletheheadof  the head of this pointeris pointing in thedirection that the wind is blowing
from.Thismakesiteasytoreadoffbothofthesepiecesofinformation.
Timer
The Timer widget lets you keep track of time using a common “stopwatch” layout.The timer is displayed in both
analoganddigitalformats. Ontheanalogdisplays,thesmallergreenpointerwillshowminuteswhilethelargerred
pointerrecordsseconds.Thereisalsoasmallerclockatthebottomofthewidgetshowinghourswithabluepointer.
To start the timer,press the green Start buttononce. The timer will start, and both the analog clocks and digital
readoutswillbegintiming.Tostopthetimeroncetiming,presseithertheStartorStopbuttononce.Pressthestop
buttonagaintoresetthetimertozero,orpressStarttoresumetiming.
Logbook
The Logbook widget records useful information about the currently selected model, such  as the number of
flights/crashes,andyourfavouritesetupsorcolourschemes.
Onthe leftoftheLogbook widget is shown the currentlyselected model information and icon. Beneath this is the
totaltimespentflyingthismodel.Beneaththisis boththenumberofdistinctflightsandnu mberoftimesthemodel
hasbeendamagedorcrashed.
Atthe bottomof the Logbookisadisplay showing your favourite variant, colourschemeandflying  field used with
thismodel.
AttheverybottomofthewidgetistheResetbutton.Clickingthiswillresetalldataontheselectedmodel.
TherighthandsideoftheLogbookwidgetistakenupbyamulti‐lineedit‐boxlettingyourecordanynotesyoumay
haveonthismodel.
Windsock
Clicking this menu option will toggle the Windsock. This is an onscreen 3‐D windsock complete with moving flag
whichsitsontheflyingfield,andwillshowyouthecurrentwind speedandheading.
Thermals
Clickingthismenuoptionwillenablethethermaldisplay.Whenthermalsareactivatedeitherthroughtheflyingsite
>weather>changemenu,orbyacompetitionmodesuchasthermalgliding,theywillappearontheflyingsiteas
largesemi‐transparentcylinderswhichshowtheextentofthethermal’sradius.Flyinginsidethecylinderwillprovide
thermallifttothemodel.

Skyorientation
ClickingthismenuoptionwillenabletheSkyorienta tiondisplay.Whenactive,theSkyorientationshowsasa series
ofringsandlinesonscreenwhichmakeiteasiertokeeptrackofyourmodel’sposition,especiallyagainstauniform
bluesky.TheSkyorientationalsoshowsheadingsatuniformintervals.
Showpilotnames
Whenthismenuisactive,anymodelnotcurrentlybeingtrackedbythecamerawillbytaggedbyasmallpointerand 
framewiththepilot’savatariconandname.Whenthemodelmovesoutsidethemainviewboundary,theframewill
stay at the edge ofthe screen toshow the directionof the model. When the modelmoves behind the pilot’seye
view,theframewillmovetothebottomoftheview.
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Toolbars
Thetoolbarsmenuletsyoure‐enable(ordisable)anytoolbarwhichyoumayhavedisabledusingthetoolbar’sclose 
button.Toolbarsletyouaccesscommonlyusedprogramfeatureseasilyandquicklywithoutneedingtogo through
any sub‐menus. Each toolbar has a tab which contains the name of the toolbar, along with its icon and control
buttons.
Thefirstoftheseistheexpand/retractbutton(markedwitheitheran<or>icon).Clickingthiswillcausethetoolbar
tomoveintooroutofthesideofthescreen.Whenthetoolbarisretracted,onlythetabofthetoolbarisvisible, and
this will disappear when the mouse has not been moved for a short time. When the toolbar is expanded, it will
remainvisibleevenwhenthemainmenuormousehasdisappeared.
Theother button istheclose  button (markedwith anx). Clicking thisbuttonwillclose thetoolbar  completely,and
youwillneedtousetheToolbarsmenu tore‐enablethetoolbaratalatertime.
Favourites
TheFavouritestoolbarletsyouaccessanyfavouritesyoumayhavecreatedusingtheModel>Changemenu.When
youhavesavedfavourites,theywillappearinthistoolbar–youcanthenselectonebyclickingonitinthetoolbar.
Notifications
Thistoolbarcontainsanyfailuresorproblemsthatmayoccurwithyourmodel.Thefirsttwoitemsarethe“crashed
model”andthe“fuelempty”notifications. Thelastsectionisdevotedtoanyfailuresthathavebeensetupusingthe 
model>failuresmenu(seethistopi cformoreinformationonfailures).
Whenthemodelcrashes,runsoutoffuel,oranactivefailuretriggers,thenotificationsbarw illautomaticallyexpand
for a short time if visible, notifying you of the failure, and letting you reset the problem by left‐clicking on the

flashingicon.
Buddies
TheBu ddiestoolbar letsyouconfigureanyBuddiesthatyoumayhaveconfigured.Eachactivebuddywill appearin
thetoolbar  alongwiththeir modelandskill level.Clickingonthesmall “X”buttontothe top‐rightofeachentryin
thetoolbarwilldisablethatBuddy.ThereisalsoaConfigurebuttonatthebottomofthetoolbarwhichwillquickly
bringuptheConfigureBuddiesmenu(seethistopicformoreinformationonBuddies).
Multiplayer
The multiplayer toolbar gives you full controlover anymultiplayer‐related featuresand settings, in cluding session
and user controlif you arethe host, and chatting with otherpilots. See the Multiplayer section later onfor more
informationontheMultiplayertoolbar.
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FlightRecorder
Phoenixfeaturesapowerfulandfull‐featuredflightrecorderwhichletsyourecordaflight(orseriesofflights),and
thensavetheseto disktosharewithotherPhoenix usersoranalyseata latertime.Theflight recorderwillrecord
yourmodelandflyingsitechangeswhenactive,andwhenyouplaytherecordingbackthesewillau tomaticallytake
effect.
Clicking the Openmenu will open the Flight Recorderdisplay. This can thenbe repositionedaround the screen as
you wish. Clickingthe Closemenu or the red closebutton (marked withan “X”)on the flight recorder displaywill
closetheFlightRecord er,stoppingthecurrentplaybackorrecording.
The final menu option is  the Minimise/Maximise menu.Clicking thiswill cause the Flight Recorder to changeto a
smallerprofilesothatittakesuplessspaceonthemainview.Wheninthismode,onlythemainfunctionsarevisible
– play, stop and record. When minimised, the display will automatically hide when the mouse is not moved for a
shorttime.Theflightrecordercanalsobeminimise dusingtheblueminimisebuttonontherecordertitle‐bar.
Recordingaflight
Torecordaflightyouwishtosave,opentheFlightRecorderbypressing theFlightrecorder>openmenu.Thiswill
bringuptherecorderdisplayinitsdefault,idlemode.
Whenyouareready,presstheRecordbutton(seebelowformoreinformation)oncetobegintherecordingprocess.
The status bar will begin to read “REC” and show the time you have recorded so far. Fly around the flying site,
changeflyingsitesorchangemodel,andallwillberecordedforyoutoplaybacklater.
Once you have finished with your recording, press the “Stop” button  or the “Record” button again  to end the

recording process. You can now either play back the recording (see below) or save the recording by pressing the
Savebutton(seeSavebuttonbelowformoredetails).
Playingapreviouslyrecordedflight
Ifyouhavejustrecordeda flight itwillstayinmemoryuntilyourecordanother,andcanbequicklyplayedbackby
pressing the Play button once (see the Play button below for more details). You can also load a previously saved
recordingbypressingtheLoadbutton(seetheLoadbuttonbelowformoredetails).
Once your recording is inmemory, press the Play button to start playback. Depending on your currently selected
ViewMode(seeViewModesbelow),therecordedmodelwillappearonitsownoralongsideyourcurrentlyselected
model,allowingyoutoflyalongsidetheplayback.
Whenplaying,theflightrecordermaychangetoadifferentflyingsitedependingonthecontentsoftherecordedfile
itis currently playing.Whenyou arein SpectateViewMode(seebelow),you willalsobe abletoseetherecorded
controllermovementsifyouhavetheonscreencontrollervisible(seetheView>Displays>Controllermenuabove
formoredetails).
Viewmode
Theleft‐mostbuttonistheViewmodecontrol.Thishasthreemodes:
• Fly with recording – In this mode, the currently loaded recording will play alongside the model you are
currentlyflyingsothatyoucanflywithyourrecordings.
• Spectate recording – In this mode, your model will not appear on the screen, and the camera will 
automatically track your currently playing recording. You will also be able to see the recorded controller
movements if you have theonscreen controller visible. (seethe View> Displays > Controllermenu above
formoredetails).
• Free‐look – In this mode, you have full control over the camera using the mouse. Change the camera’s
viewpointbyright‐draggingwithyourmouse.Yourmodelwillnotappearonthescreeninthismode.
Loopplayback
The next button is the loop playback toggle. When this is enabled the current recording will begin again at the
beginningoftherecordingwhenitreachestheend.
Rewindplayback
Whenyouholdyourleftmousebuttononthisbutton,thecurrentrecordingwillrewindtothebeginning.
Play/Pause
Whenthecurrentrecordingisnotplaying,clickingthisbuttonwillstarttheplaybacksequence.Onceplaying,clicking

thebuttonwillpausetheplayback.
Stop
Clickingthisbuttonwillstoptheplaybackandrewindtherecordingtothebeginning.
Fast‐forwardplayback
When you hold your left mouse button on this button, the current recording will fast forward to the end of the
recording.
Save
ClickingthisbuttonwillopentheSaveRecordingmenu.Inthismenuyoucanchoosetooverwriteanexistingfileby
selecting it in the Saved Recordings list, or type in a new filename to create a new file. You can view more
informationon the selected filebyclickingthesmall“expand”arrowtothe left ofanitem in the list. You can also
supplyanoptionalpilotnameanddescriptionwhichwillappearwhenthevideoisloadedinfuture.
ClicktheSavebuttontosavethefile,theDeletebuttontodeletethecurrentlyselectedfileinthelist,ortheCancel
buttontoreturntotheMainViewwithoutsaving.
Load
Clickingthis button will opentheLoadRecordingmenu.Select a previously savedrecordingby clickingon itinthe
list.Youcan alsoviewmoreinformationontherecordingfilebyclickingthesmall“expand”arrowtotheleftofan
iteminthelist.ClicktheLoadbuttontoloadtheselectedfile,theDeletebuttontodeletethecurrentlyselectedfile
inthelist,ortheCancelbuttontoreturntotheMainViewwithoutloading.
Playbackspeed
Clickingthis buttontogglestheplaybackspeedbaratthebottomof theFlightRecorderdisplay.Oncethisisactive
youcanadjustthespeedoftheplaybackbydraggingtheslidertotheleftorright.Whenthesliderisinthecentre,
theplaybackspeedisasitwasrecorded.Whentheslideristotheleft,theplaybackwillbeslower,andwhenitisto
theright,theplaybackwillbefaster.
Playbackcolour
Clickingthisbutton togglestheplaybackcolourbaratthebottomoftheFlightRecorderdisplay.Oncethisisactive
youcanadjustthecolourtintoftheplaybackmodelusingtheslidersonthebar.Inthisway,youcanadjusthowthe
playbackmodelappearsonscreen–i.e.makeitmoreorlesstransparent.
Mainplaybackbar
ThecentreoftheFlightRecorderistheplaybackbar.Thisshowsthecurrentstatusoftherecordedfile.Whennofile
is playing, this will show “idle”. When youstart playinga previously recorded file,this will change to “play” along

withthecurrenttimeplayed.Thestatusbarwillalsobegintofill–whenthebarisfullyfilled,theplaybackwillbeat
theendofthetotalplaytime.Whenyouarerecordinganewfile,thestatuswillchangeto“Rec”alongwiththetime
youhavecurrentlyrecorded.
Whenyouareplayingarecordedfile,youcan“scrub” backandforthby left‐clickdragging alongthebarwithyour
mousetoquicklyjumptoapositionintheplayback.
Setin‐point/out‐point
To the right ofthe main playbackbar arethe set in‐point and out‐point buttons. Clicking these will  setwherethe
playbackwillstartandstopwhenplaying.
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Training
Phoenix features a wide range of different ways to learn to fly R/C models ,  including dedicated training models
which are easy to fly,the flight recorderwhere you can recordand playback aflight, the Simulation Speedwidget
which lets you alter the speed of the simulation to learn a complex manoeuvre more easily, and the online
multiplayerwhichletsyoulearnfromotherpilots.
Alongsidethesearealsospecialdedicatedtrainingmodeswhichchangethewaythatthesimulatorfunctioninorder
totrytoteachyouspecificareasofR/Cflightmoreeasily.ThesearecontainedintheTrainingmenu.
Pleasenotethatwhenusingthesespecialtrainingmodes,youwillnotbeabletouseWeatherorflywithBuddies,or
usetheOnlineservice.
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Tutorialvideobrowser
The video browseris a  libraryof useful recordings madeby established expert pilots  which cover a wide range of
topics from basic controls to complex manoeuvres and tricks. Each video in the library is accompanied by a
commentaryvoice‐overwhichexplainswhatishappeningon‐screenandgivesusefuladviceandtips.
Open the tutorial video  browser by clicking the Tutorial video browser menu. This opens the video library at the
defaultstartingvideo.
ThetutorialvideolibraryisarrangedinFixed‐WingandHelicoptercategoriestomakefindingthevideoyouwishto
vieweasier.Eachofthesemaincategoriesisthendividedintoseveralsub‐categories:
• The Basics – This section contains very simple topics such as the basic controls for your helicopter or
airplane,takingofandlanding,andsomesimplemanoeuvres.
• StartingAerobatics–Onceyouhavecompletedandunderstoodallofthecontentinthe“Basics”folder,or

you are a higher level of  R/C pilot, you can move on to this section, which contains some more complex
manoeuvres.
• AdvancedAerobatics–Forskilled pilots only, this section contains advanced  manoeuvresand tricks which
shouldonlybeattemptedbyanaccomplishedandexperiencedperson.
• Demonstrations – This folder contains any demonstration flights you have downloaded, which are
“showcase”flightsrecordedbyexpertpilotsandshowarangeofmanoeuvresputtogether.
Asyoucan see,thesecategoriesformanaturalprogressionfrom basicto advancedskilllevel,andyoushouldonly
attemptanewcategoryonceyoufullyunderstandthepreviousone.
Playingavideo
Whenyouhavefoundavideoyouwishtoview,selectitinthelist.Afulldescriptionwillappearinthepanetothe
rightofthevideolist.PresstheStartbuttontoopenandplaythevideo.Youcanalsousethe“<<”and“>>”buttons
to quickly and easily move to the next or previous video inthe main list. Phoenix will rememb er your last played
videosoyoucanalwaysfindwhereyouareintheoverallprogression.
Whenyoustarta tutorialvideo,the TutorialVideoplaybackcontrol panelwillappear atthe bottomofthe screen.
ThisisaspecialversionoftheFlightRecorderpanelwhichletsyoucontrolhowthetutorialvideo willplay,andauto‐
hideswhenyouhavenotmovedyourmouseforashorttime.
TotheleftoftheTutorialVideoplaybackcontrolpanelistheViewModebutton.Clickingthiswillcyclethroughthe
availableviewmodes(seetheFlightRecordertopicformoreinformationonviewmodes).
NexttothisistheShow/hideonscreencontrollerbutton.Clickingthiswilltoggletheonscreencontrollerdisplayon
oroffwhileviewingthetutorialvideo.Thisisavaluabletrainingtoolwhichletsyouseewhatcontrolinputsareused
toperformthevariousmanoeuvresandtricks.
Thenextbuttonisthemute/unmuteaudio commentarybutton.Thisletsyoutogglethevoice‐overcom mentaryon
oroff.Pleasenotethatthevoicecommentaryisonlyplayedwhenthevideoisplayingatnormal(100%)speed.
The next controls on this panel are the Rewind, Play/Pause, Stop and Fast‐forward buttons. Please see the Flight
Recordertopicformoreinformationonthesecontrol sandwhattheydo.
The last button togglesthe playback speedbar. Whenenabled, you can slowdown orspeed up the tutorial video
playbackbyadjustingthisslider.Pleasenotethatthevoicecommentaryisonlyplayedwhenthevideoisplayingat
normal(100%)speed.
Atthebottomofthepanelisthestatusbarwhich showsthecurrentstateandtime oftherecording.You canalso
“scrub”backandforththroughthevideoquicklybyleft‐draggingyourmouseacrossthisbar.

Whenyouhavefinishedviewingavideo,clicktheStopbuttonorsmallround“X”buttonothetop‐rightofthepanel
toreturntotheTutorialVideoBrowserwindow.

Hovertraining
TheHoverTrainerisaspecialsimulationmodewhichisdesignedtoteachyouthebasicsofhoveringyourhelicopter
modelasquicklyaspossible.Inthismode,yourmodelisplacedontheflyingfieldatanappropriateheight,andnot
allowedtofallorrise–preventingyoufromcrashing.
Youcanthentakecontrol ofasmany orfewcontrolsasyouwish‐withthesimulatorcontrollingtheothers‐until
you are confident at hoveringthe model with all controls enabled. You can thereforegradually build up from one
simplecontroltoallcontrolsatyourownpace,decreasingthelearningcurvedramatically.
Ifyoulosecontrolofthemodel,anditmovesacertaindistanceawayfromyourposition,orrotatestoofarover,the
Hover Trainer will automatically  restart without you needing to go through the usual take‐off routine – thereby
speedingupthetimetakentomasterthis technique.
Please note that the Hover Trainer is only available to helicopter models. If you attempt to start the trainer with
anothertypeofmodelselected,orchangetoanothertypeofmodelafterstartingthetrainer,youwillbetakenba ck 
tothemainviewandstandardfreeflightmode.
WhentheHoverTrainerisactive,theHoverTrainingToolbarwillappearatthebottomofthescreen.Thiscontains
settingsforconfiguringtheHoverTrainertoyourpreferences:
Setup
The left‐hand drop‐down box lets you change the model functions that you have control over. For instance, the
default, easiest setting is “Elevator only” which only gives you control over the elevator, and only lets the model
rotateforwardsandbackwards.Themodelwillstillmoveforwardsandbackwardsinthedirectionoftravelhowever,
soyouwillstillneedtokeeptheelevatorundercontrolandthemodelinastablehover.Asyouprogressdownthis
list,youwilltakecontroloftheotherfunctionsuntilyouarehoveringwithallcontrolsactive.
Restart
The next button in the panel is the Restart button. Clicking this will restart the model at the initial position and
orientation.
Auto‐restart
Thisbuttonletsyoutoggletheauto‐restartonoroff.Whenenabled,themodelwillautomaticallyrestartifitmoves
acertaindistanceawayfromyourposition,orrotatestoofaroverfromlevel.

Inverted
This button letsyoutoggle betweeninvertedand upright hovering.Onceyou  havemaster ed thestandard upright
hovering, you canuse this feature to learn to hover a 3‐d capablehelicopter upside‐down, whichis a much more
challengingmanoeuvre.
Orientation
The right‐hand drop‐down box lets you change the starting orientation of the model. Using this, you can easily
practicetail‐in,side‐onandnose‐inhoveringtechniques.

OnceyouhavefinishedwiththeHoverTrainer,eitherclickthesmallround“X”buttontothetop‐rightofthecontrol
panel, or select the Training > None menu option to close and return to the main view and standard free flight
mode.

Autorotationtraining
This training mode lets you practice your autorotations efficiently without needing to go through the routine of
powering up, taking off and gaining height and position. Instead, this trainer sets your model up in the perfect 
position, speed and orientation for performing an autorotation, as well as automatically cutting your model’s
throttle.Alandingtargetisalsoplacedontheground,lettingyoupracticelandingyourmodelunderauto rotationin
apreciselocation.
Pleasenote that theAutorotation Trainer is only available to helicoptermodels. Ifyouattempt  to start the trainer
withanothertypeofmodelselected,orchangetoanothertypeofmodelafterstartingthetrainer,youwillbetaken
backtothemainviewandstandardfreeflightmode.
WhentheAutorotationTrainerisactive,theAutorotationTrainingToolbarwillappearatthebottomofthescreen.
Thiscontainssettingsforconfiguring theAutorotationTrainertoyourpreferences:
Height
Thisdrop‐downboxletsyou select from arangeofstarting heights,from 40mto70m.Usingthis you can practice
differentstylesofautorotation.
Restart
The next button in the panel is the Restart button. Clicking this will restart the model at the initial position and
orientation.
Auto‐restart

This button lets you toggle the auto‐restart onor off. When enabled, the model will automatically restartif it has
landedontheground.
Orientation