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FS8 Co-Pilot™ user guide
Mount the Button/LED Module
The Button/LED Module enables you to interact with FS8 Co-
Pilot™. You press buttons to tell FS8 Co-Pilot™ what to do,
and you read information from the LED.
IMPORTANT:
Don’t just dangle the Button/LED
Module outside the fuselage. Mount it securely
where you won’t accidentally bump it when you are
preparing the aircraft for lift-off or hand launching.
When pressed for 1 second, calibration begins—
and you don’t want to do that when the aircraft is
about to fly.
Follow the instructions below for your specific installation.
Mount the Button/LED Module on an airplane
1. Select a spot to mount the Module. It should be convenient to
press the buttons, and you must be able to see the LED.
2. Drill three holes in the airplane fuselage or helicopter cockpit.
3. Pull off the red caps from the button shafts.
4. Remove the nuts from the buttons, then remove the name-
plate.
5. Insert the buttons and LED into the holes from inside the fuse-
lage or cockpit.
6. Place the nameplate over the buttons and LED.
7. Thread the nuts onto the buttons to secure the Module.
8. Push the red caps onto the button shafts.
Go to “Connect the components.”
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Mount the optional Low Profile Button/LED
Module on a helicopter
1. Select a spot to mount the Module. It should be convenient to
press the buttons, and you must be able to see the LED.
2. Attach the Module using two cable ties through the holes in
the PC board.
Note:
The Low Profile Button/LED Module is laid
out and marked differently than the standard name-
plate. When you see “REC Button” and “CAL But-
ton” in this manual, substitute “R” and “C” on the
Low Profile Module.
Same as REC Button
Same as CAL Button
Go to “Connect the components.”
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Connect the components
1. Install the Pitch/Roll Sensor cable:
a. Plug one end of a ribbon cable into the socket in the Pitch/
Roll Sensor (be sure to line up the tab on the connector
with the slot on the socket).
b. Route the Pitch/Roll Sensor cable toward the radio com-
partment. Make certain the cable doesn’t cover a sensor
window.
2. Install the Vertical Sensor cable (if you are using the Vertical
Sensor):
a. Plug one end of the other ribbon cable into the socket in the
Vertical Sensor (be sure to line up the tab on the connector
with the slot on the socket).
b. Route the Vertical Sensor cable toward the radio compart-
ment.
3. Secure the sensor cables:
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For a conventional airplane: Clean more spots. Secure the
cables with Velcro, tape or flat cable clamps, as shown in
this example:
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For a flying wing: Secure the cables with tape.
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For a helicopter: Secure the cables with small cable ties, as
shown in this example:
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