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Tips for Success:
1.
Before starting assembly, take a few minutes to read the entire instruction manual
to familiarize yourself with the assembly process.
2.
Please take a few minutes and go over all the seams on the aircraft with a covering
iron on a medium heat setting. Also, due to climate changes, wrinkles may develop
in the covering. These are easily removed with a little bit of heat. Use a 100%
cotton tee-shirt and your heat gun and heat the covering while gently rubbing the
covering onto the wood with the t-shirt. Be careful not to use too much heat as the
covering may shrink too much and begin to lift at the edges. Take your time, and a
beautiful, paint-like finish is attainable.
3.
Apply a bead of Pacer Formula 560 Canopy Glue at the intersection of the plastic
canopy and its wooden frame.
4.
We are very pleased with the level of craftsmanship displayed by the builders in our
factory. Through hundreds of grueling test flights containing maneuvers that no
aircraft should be subjected to, our prototypes have remained rigid and completely
airworthy. Having said that, it is impossible for us to inspect every glue joint in the
aircraft. Take a few minutes and apply some CA to high stress areas such as the
aileron servo mounting trays , landing gear mount, anti rotation pins, wing and stab
root ribs and motorbox joints.
5.
By the time your aircraft arrives at your door step, it will have been handled by a lot
of people. Occasionally, there are small dings or imperfections on some of the
surfaces. An effective method to restore these imperfections to original condition is
to use a very fine tipped hypodermic needle and inject a drop of water under the
covering material and into the ding in the wood. Apply heat to the area with a
sealing iron and the imperfection will disappear. Deeper marks may require that
this process be repeated a couple of times to achieve the desired result, but you will
be surprised at how well this technique works.
6.
Use a high quality epoxy for installing the composite control horns. We highly
recommend Pacer Z-poxy. We are very pleased with the results and ease of
application and cleanup of this product.
7.
When applying decals, first clean the area where the decal will be applied with
alcohol. Mist the area lightly with Windex or Rapid Tack before applying the decal
which will allow you to properly position it, and then use a rubber squeegee to push
all of the liquid from under the decal. This will result in very few air pockets
trapped under the decal.
8.
Take the time to properly balance and trim your aircraft and set up rates and
exponential values. Your flying experience will be greatly enhanced once your plane
is properly dialed in.
