14
Check the Control Throws
To ensure a successful fi rst fl ight, check your Avistar Elite
against the control throws specifi ed in this manual. The
throws have been determined through actual fl ight testing
and accurate record-keeping, allowing the model to perform
in the manner in which it was intended. If, after you have
become accustomed to the way the Avistar Elite fl ies, you
would like to change the throws to suit your taste, that is
fi ne. However, too much control throw could make the model
too responsive and diffi cult to control, so remember, “more
is not always better.”
Measure the
high rate
throws…
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1. Place a ruler fl at on your work surface against the
elevator. Move the elevator up with your transmitter and move
the ruler forward so it will remain contacting the trailing edge.
The distance the elevator moves up from center is the “up”
elevator throw. Measure the down elevator throw the same way.
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2. Compare your measurements to the control throw table.
The plane was set up from the factory so that the high rate
throws should match or be very close to the measurements
in the table. If the throws are signifi cantly different (more than
1/8" [3mm]), we suggest altering the positions of the pushrods
in the servo arms and control horns to mechanically change
the control throw. If necessary, change the positions of the
pushrods according to the sketches.
Pushrod Farther Out
Pushrod Farther Out
LESS
THROW
Pushrod Closer In
MORE
THROW
MORE
THROW
Pushrod Closer In
LESS
THROW
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3. The dual rate switch will reduce the amount of control
throw to the low rate values when the high rates match those
provided in the table.
NOTE
: The throws are measured at the
widest part
of the
elevator, rudder and ailerons.
These are the recommended control surface throws:
ELEV
A
TOR
R
UDDER
AILER
ONS
LOW RATE
5/16"
[8 mm] 11°
Up & Down
3/8"
[10 mm] 11°
Up & Down
1/2"
[13 mm] 13°
Right & Left
HIGH RATE
7/16"
[11mm] 16°
Up & Down
9/16"
[14mm] 17°
Up & Down
7/8"
[22 mm] 22°
Right & Left
