Setup

Ensure you have followed the CAA Regulations before setup

Contents

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Attach Landing Gear

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  • Fold out the arms

  • Ensure arms touch the front bolts

  • Ensure movement is stiff

    • If not, tighten the front bolt half a turn

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  • Place landing gear on flat ground

  • Ensure AquaTilt pole is fully down

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  • Slot back arm into landing gear

  • Slide copter into landing gear until the front arms touch

    • Grab the arms with your fingers and landing gear with your thumbs and press together (see image)

    • If unable to slide, ensure AquaTilt pole is fully down

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  • Push AquaTilt pole up into the hole in the copter bottom plate

    • This may require a jiggle

  • Twist and pull down to lock in position

Attach AquaTroll

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  • Remove stabilizing cap from AquaTroll

  • Insert AquaTroll into AquaTilt from the bottom

    • AquaTroll should extend ≈10mm proud of the holder

    • Ensure level sensor is uncovered

  • Attach cable from AquaCopter to AquaTroll

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  • The bottles ‘rock’ onto the AquaTilt

  • Insert AquaTilt finger into bottom of the handle

  • Apply upward pressure and rotate onto top finger

  • Ensure the handles are facing upward

Power Copter

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  • Attach battery with velcro, then tighten the velcro battery strap

  • Ensure battery is centered on landing gear and is secure

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  • Ensure the AquaCopter is on a flat, level, stable, surface

    • This ensures the sensors calibrate properly

  • Ensure nothing is snaging the landing gear or AquaTroll

  • Plug in the battery to the AquaCopter, ensure it doesn’t move as it does it start up calibrations

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  • There will be a series of beeps and flashes emitted from the GPS, these notify us of the status of the copter

  • Once the LED starts flashing yellow (few seconds), press the arm button

  • The motor should stop beeping and the LED should change to blue

  • Once the LED turns green the copter has a GPS lock thus is ready to fly. This make take a few minutes

Controller Setup