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5) Radio
Gear:
a) Now you’re ready to mount the gear, so you can get flying. Let’s start
with an easy one. Fish the motor wire through the pylon, and slip the
motor mount onto the stick. I recommend that you fix the motor in place
somehow. I like to put a small screw through the side of the motor
mount, but if you’re can’t do that, some glue or tape might help.
Basically, it’s pretty awful if the motor pulls free during flight. Especially
since it usually happens just after you apply a burst of power, which of
course, you usually do in some kind of major maneuver. So, don’t let it
happen.
If you like, you can carefully peel some of the skin near the edge of the
pylon, and sand the edges of the pylon to a rounder shape.
That takes care of the wing, set it aside, and lets get on with the rest of it.
b) First, pushrods and control horns. One pushrod goes on each side of
the rudder. One controls the rudder (usually the one on the right) and
one controls the elevator. The pushrods pierce the rear deck at a point
around 2.25 to 2.5 inches forward of the horizontal stabilizer. They
should go in at a shallow angle, so that the protruding part just clears
the elevator. Feed the pushrods down inside the fuselage, through the
openings in the formers, and into the main cabin.
c) Follow the pushrods back to the control surfaces, and glue the Control
Horns into the Surfaces. The Rudder Control Horn goes on the right
hand side of the Rudder, far enough above the Elevator that it won’t
interfere with control surface movement. The Elevator Control Horn
goes on the top of the Elevator, on the left hand side of the Fuselage.
Make small cuts with your X-Acto knife where the control horns will line
up with the pushrods, and test fit the control horns in place.
