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GET THE EXTRA 300SX READY TO FLY
Check/Set the Control Throws
CAUTION:
Do not install the propeller until instructed to do so.
❑
1. Apply the softer, “loop” side of the hook-and-loop
strip to the battery and install the battery in the fuselage.
❑
2. Turn on your transmitter and power the receiver to
operate the controls to make sure they are centered and
responding in the correct direction. Tighten the screws
on the screw-lock connectors on the elevator and rudder
servos and double-check to make sure the screws are
tight on the screw-locks on the ailerons.
❑
3. Measure and set the control throws as specifi ed in the
following table. Pilots not intending to perform 3D maneuvers
may simply program their radio for low and high-rate throws.
Most 3D pilots will use the high-rate and 3D throws;
These are the recommended control surface throws:
ELEVATOR
RUDDER
AILERON
LOW RATE
3D
HIGH RATE
3/8"
[10mm]
8°
Up
3/8"
[10mm]
8°
Down
5/8"
[16mm]
14°
Up
5/8"
[16mm]
14°
Down
1-3/4"
[44mm]
35°
Up
1-3/4"
[44mm]
35°
Down
1-1/4"
[32mm]
20.5°
Left
1-1/4"
[32mm]
20.5°
Right
1-3/4"
[44mm]
27.5°
Left
1-3/4"
[44mm]
27.5°
Right
2-1/4"
[57mm]
34°
Left
2-1/4"
[57mm]
34°
Right
1/4"
[6mm]
7.5°
Up
1/4"
[6mm]
7.5°
Down
3/8"
[19mm]
11°
Up
3/8"
[19mm]
11°
Down
3/4"
[19mm]
21°
Up
3/4"
[19mm]
21°
Down
NOTE:
The control throws are measured at the
widest
part
of each surface—at the root ends of the elevators
and ailerons and at the bottom of the rudder.
Set the Fail Safe
Before operating the radio or running the motor for
the fi rst time, make sure the
Fail Safe
function in
your transmitter is properly set. In the event that the
receiver loses signal from the transmitter,
Fail Safe
prevents the motor from running. Most important, in
the event that you inadvertently turn off the transmitter
before disconnecting the battery, the motor will not
run. But if you have not taken a moment to set Fail
Safe correctly, the motor could run at full-throttle
causing damage and possibly severe injury! Refer
to the instructions that came with your radio control
system to set the Fail Safe correctly.
For most radio control systems (such as Tactic), the
Fail Safe is set by performing the
linking
procedure
with the throttle stick all the way down so the motor
will be off.
After setting the Fail Safe, perform a test; this
MUST
be done with the propeller removed! With the propeller
off the motor, run the motor at reduced throttle, then
turn the transmitter off. If the Fail Safe is set correctly
the motor will stop. If the motor does not stop, repeat
the procedure for setting the Fail Safe until the motor
stops when you turn off the transmitter.
