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1.0 FLIGHT-OPS AND SAFETY

 

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  Operation and Safety   

 

5

 

Pre-Flight Safety Check

 

6

 

Do’s and Dont’s   

2.0 PRE-BUILD CHECKLISTS

 

8

 

Required 

Tools 

 

     

3.0 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

 

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Center Plate and Boom Assembly - Part 1

 

13

  Coaxial Engine Mount Asssembly

 

17

 

Center Plate and Boom Assembly - Part 2

 

21

 

Standard Landing Gear

 

27

 

Retractable Landing Gear 

 

30

 

Attach Landing Gear to Center Plate 

 

32

 

Gear Rail Assembly

 

39

  

Crash Cage & Dome Assemblies

 44

 

Quick 

Release 

Cams 

        

 

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Summary of Contents for SkyJiB X4 XL

Page 1: ...1 B u i l d M a n u a l...

Page 2: ...ools 3 0 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 9 Center Plate and Boom Assembly Part 1 13 Coaxial Engine Mount Asssembly 17 Center Plate and Boom Assembly Part 2 21 Standard Landing Gear 27 Retractable Landing Gear 3...

Page 3: ...counter clockwise are also installed correctly before your first flight Your first test flight should be in an open field in low or zero wind A sports field not currently in use is a good option choos...

Page 4: ...u until you have landed Re check your perimeter and raise the throttle slowly and check to see if the craft wants to tilt to one direction or another sometimes you may need to adjust the trim on your...

Page 5: ...ears unusual or out of place Check your flight perimeter Check for power lines and overhead obstacles Assess the weather conditions wind direction and speed An anemometer hand held wind speed meter is...

Page 6: ...eet in height the length of a football field Never fly near people A 50m 150 ft perimeter around and above people is a recommended minimum and operational law in most countries Always set your transmi...

Page 7: ...7 P r e b u i l d C h e c k l i s t...

Page 8: ...8 M4 3mm Hex Screw Driver M4 Hex Driver 3mm Phillips Head Driver M3 2 5mm Hex Screw Driver R e q u i r e d T o o l s M3 Hex Driver...

Page 9: ...4 Washer Stainless Steel 4 4 4 18 4 4 4 12 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Socket Head Cap Screw M4x35mm Socket Head Cap Screw M4x40mm s s Socket Head Cap Screw M4x35mm Ti Machine Screw M3x6mm Machine Screw M3x4m...

Page 10: ...ut 20mm Boom Folding Cam 20mm 8 8 2 2 2 4 1 Socket Head Cap Screw M4x40mm Boom Bracket Outer OD 20mm Black Partially Assembled Q R Cams Boom Folding Cam Nut 20mm Boom Folding Cam 20mm Socket Head Cap...

Page 11: ...anding which holes relate to which parts Take the top plate and lay it out with the double hole at the bottom and the notch to the left Circles show the holes used for small dome fixing Lines indicate...

Page 12: ...om brackets face inward following the curvature of the plate 12 Place the remaining Boom Bracket Inners on top of the Booms through the screws Lay the booms over the protruding screws as shown You wil...

Page 13: ...eld Attachment 8 2 4 2 1 2 M4x35mm Titanium Engine Mount Bracket M4 50mm Engine Mount Disk M4 Coax Threadlock not included 2 2 2 Parts Spares Parts Spares 2510 0070 1205 0100 1205 0166 Product Code Pr...

Page 14: ...k by slotting the desired machine screws through the chamfered side of the disk and into the firewall mount holes of the engine Repeat 8x x8 Press the Composite Brackets onto the Engine Mount Disks 8x...

Page 15: ...mm Titanium SHC Screws Place your Boom onto the Engine Mount Bracket making sure the tab locks into the hole of the boom Add the second Engine assembly Affix with the M4 Nyloc Nut SS Repeat these step...

Page 16: ...Your final setup should now look like this 16...

Page 17: ...g bush into the Wire Protector Plate Your assembly should now look like this x4 17 Sit the completed plate over the vertical facing rivnuts on the top SkyJib centre plate with the bulk of the insulati...

Page 18: ...ount your ESCs to this plate 18 Place your Power Distribution assembly on top of the standoffs and fix with M3x6mm nylon screws NOTE You should now plug your engine wires into the distributor Next pla...

Page 19: ...Your assembly should now look like this 19...

Page 20: ...Push the M4x40mm Ti screw through the center plates and spacer and fix with M4 nyloc nut s s as shown below Repeat this step on the other side Your assembly should now look like this 20...

Page 21: ...Clip 4 20 24 8 16 8 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 Landing Gear Skid 450mm Spacer M3 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x8mm Socket Head Cap Screw M4x12mm Socket Head Cap Screw M3x12mm Locking Washer M4 Nylon Spacer M6x6 35 Part...

Page 22: ...bend your Landing Gear Brace Plate to fit the slots in your Landing Gear Plate Now attach two more of the Spacers as shown here Place the second Landing Gear Plate on top and secure with two more scr...

Page 23: ...ing Gear Twin Skid Foot Clip as shown here Fit your Twin Skid End Caps to the 4 Landing Gear Skids Center the Skids and snap in place If easier slide skids into place to fit the skid foot x2 x2 x1 x2...

Page 24: ...Now attach your Landing Gear Bracket using the M3x12mm Socket head Cap Screws as shown below Now attach your second half of the Landing Gear as per step 8 x6 x3 x1 x6 x3 24...

Page 25: ...Head Cap Screws and Locking Washers Ensure that the Rivnuts are protruding upwards See image at bottom of the page For the meantime you can sit the Spacers on the Rivnuts You will need them later to...

Page 26: ...tes and clip on the Battery Strap Keeper as shown below Attach the Battery Straps feed the Strap behind both alloy spaces and through the Battery Strap Keeper and your Landing Gear should now look lik...

Page 27: ...ulder Bracket outer Retract Outer Housing Spacer M3 QR Mounting Bracket Male Landing Gear Twin Skid Foot Clip Landing Gear Skid L 360 450mm Landing Gear Twin Skid End Cap Nyloc Nut M3 Socket Head Cap...

Page 28: ...Aluminium low profile Nuts Attach the Twin Skid Foot Clip using M3x12mm Socket Head Cap Screws and Outer Housing Spacer X10 X5 X4 X4 X4 X10 X2 Begin by fixing your M3 Outer Housing Spacers to your La...

Page 29: ...ore of your Craft NOTE SkyJib Coax uses 360mm Skids and Standard Uses 450mm Skids Attach the Retract Shoulder and male Clip to your Landing Gear using M3x12mm Socket Head Cap Screws Outer Housing Spac...

Page 30: ...ivnuts indicated with green circles below Align the landing gear over the rivnuts and fix using M4x12mm SHCS locking washers and flat washers as shown below Now attach your desired landing gear to the...

Page 31: ...Attach the dome mounting posts using M3x6mm nylon screws as shown below x4 x4 31...

Page 32: ...32 G e a r R a i l A s s e mb l y I n s t r u c t i o n s...

Page 33: ...s Gear Rail Dog Bone Bracket Gear Rail Main Housing Gear Rail Dampener Seat Gear Rail Lock Tab Gear Rail Dampener Red 55 Gear Rail Dampener Black 35 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 8 4 2 4 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Parts...

Page 34: ...amera Mounting Bracket then push the Gear Rail Brackets on to the ends of the Gear Rail Tubes x2 You can now attach your Gear Rail Dogbone Brackets as shown here Fit the remaining four rubber grommets...

Page 35: ...of the craft x1 x1 x1 Now fit your Vibration Dampeners into the housing by pushing part of the rubber flange of the dampener into the hole and gently pull through you may use a ball end hex or a blun...

Page 36: ...ke this Turn the Locking Tabs down to secure your Gear Rail Assembly and check these before each flight You will notice four free stainless steel bolts on your Core These bolt into your Brackets point...

Page 37: ...You are now ready to attach your Gear Rail Assembly to the Camera Gimble using M3x8mm screws NOTE No nuts are required as the camera gimble housing is threaded x4 37...

Page 38: ...the spacers be tween the center plates position the M4x40mm s s bolts as shown below place the Gear Rail assembly underneath and tighten the bolts Repeat for the rear Gear Rail housing making sure th...

Page 39: ...Dome Cover Large Tinted 18 4 24 12 18 1 1 2 1 2 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x20mm Machine Screw M3x6mm Nylon Washer M3 Nylon Spacer M3x10mm M3 Nyloc Nut Parts Spares Parts Spares 2506 0030 2506 0140 2506...

Page 40: ...shown Firmly press the dome onto the top of the craft aligning the grommets with the corresponding dome mounting posts NOTE To attach or remove your dome to from your Craft place fingers on each side...

Page 41: ...Nut and 1 Spacer per setup as shown in the picture below Using a M3x20mmm Socket Head Cap Screw 2 Nylon Washers and a Nyloc Nut join the 2 Hubs together leaving them loose enough to slide the Arches...

Page 42: ...onding slots of the Hub shown in the picture below Angling the arch helps when doing this Your Crash Cage Assembly should now look like this You may now tighten the Nyloc Nuts Make sure you do not ove...

Page 43: ...mounting brackets to the arches using a M3x20mm socket head cap screw a 10mm nylon spacer and a M3 nyloc nut aluminium as shown below Repeat this step for all the arches Your Crash Cage Assembly shou...

Page 44: ...ace the screw This way around Slide the Cam to the edge of the core making sure that the bolts are a lined with the slots on the core Push the Folding Cam mechanism from the bottom making the bolts pr...

Page 45: ...ll out the QR mechanism a few times to make sure that the action and height of the bolts is correct Slide the Quick Release Mechanism into the slots You may need to push down the bottom center plate t...

Page 46: ...Your setup should now look like this 46...

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