The B-17 is not an easy plane to fly, I have had this type of electric they are only controlled by motor speed. There are no control surfaces , so it takes a lot of room or park area to fly. Face in to the wind So to take off you or someone else needs to hand launch to model with full power. The more power you give the plane will climb and the less it will fall. To turn left ,you push the control to the left and motors on the right side speed up more then the left , making the plane to turn to the left. for example.
To land you have to face the plane in to the wind and slowly reduce power to its close to the ground .
The plane flys slow . Just pick a day with no wind at all to start.
Cheers and good luck !!
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