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Questions, Assistance, and Repairs

Your local hobby store and/or place of purchase cannot provide warranty support or repair . Once assembly, setup or 

use of the Product has been started, you must contact Horizon directly . This will enable Horizon to better answer your 

questions and service you in the event that you may need any assistance . For questions or assistance, please direct your 

email to productsupport@horizonhobby .com, or call 877 .504 .033 toll free to speak to a service technician .

Inspection or Repairs

If this Product needs to be inspected or repaired, please call for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) . Pack  

the Product securely using a shipping carton . Please note that original boxes may be included, but are not designed  

to withstand the rigors of shipping without additional protection . Ship via a carrier that provides tracking and insurance 

for lost or damaged parcels, as 

Horizon is not responsible for merchandise until it arrives and is accepted  

at our facility

 . A Service Repair Request is available at www .horizonhobby .com on the “Support” tab . If you do not  

have internet access, please include a letter with your complete name, street address, email address and phone number 

where you can be reached during business days, your RMA number, a list of the included items, method of payment  

for any non-warranty expenses and a brief summary of the problem . Your original sales receipt must also be included  

for warranty consideration . Be sure your name, address, and RMA number are clearly written on the outside of the 

shipping carton .

Warranty Inspection and Repairs

To receive warranty service, you must include your original sales receipt

 verifying the proof-of-purchase 

date . Provided warranty conditions have been met, your Product will be repaired or replaced free of charge . Repair or 

replacement decisions are at the sole discretion of Horizon Hobby .

Non-Warranty Repairs

Should your repair not be covered by warranty the repair will be completed and payment will be 

required without notification or estimate of the expense unless the expense exceeds 50% of the retail 

purchase cost

 . By submitting the item for repair you are agreeing to payment of the repair without notification . Repair 

estimates are available upon request . You must include this request with your repair . Non-warranty repair estimates will 

be billed a minimum of ½ hour of labor . In addition you will be billed for return freight . Please advise us of your preferred 

method of payment . Horizon accepts money orders and cashiers checks, as well as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, 

and Discover cards . If you choose to pay by credit card, please include your credit card number and expiration date . Any 

repair left unpaid or unclaimed after 90 days will be considered abandoned and will be disposed of accordingly . 

Please 

note: non-warranty repair is only available on electronics and model engines

 .

Electronics and engines requiring inspection or repair should be shipped to the following address:

Horizon Service Center 

4105 Fieldstone Road 

Champaign, Illinois 618

All other Products requiring warranty inspection or repair should be shipped to the following address:

Horizon Product Support 

4105 Fieldstone Road 

Champaign, Illinois 618

Please call 877-504-0233 with any questions or concerns regarding this product or warranty.

Summary of Contents for 40-Size Floats

Page 1: ...Assembly manual 40 Size Floats ...

Page 2: ...rcraft Safety Code 15 Instructions for Disposal of WEEE by Users in the European Union This product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead it is the user s responsibility to dispose of their waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the...

Page 3: ... Required Tools and Adhesives Tools Drill Hobby knife Covering iron Sandpaper Phillips screwdriver Drill bit 5 64 inch 2mm Side cutters Hex wrench 1 5mm Heat gun Tie wraps Adhesives 30 minute Epoxy HAN8002 Threadlock Clear silicone Radio Equipment Standard size servo JRPS537 or JSP20050 Y Harness JSP98020 Charge Receptacle Futaba ERN124 Charge Receptacle JR ERN147 A B C E D ...

Page 4: ... any part of the Product This warranty does not cover damage due to improper installation operation maintenance or attempted repair by anyone other than Horizon Return of any goods by Purchaser must be approved in writing by Horizon before shipment Damage Limits HORIZON SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES LOSS OF PROFITS OR PRODUCTION OR COMMERCIAL LOSS IN ANY WAY CON...

Page 5: ...ranty Inspection and Repairs To receive warranty service you must include your original sales receipt verifying the proof of purchase date Provided warranty conditions have been met your Product will be repaired or replaced free of charge Repair or replacement decisions are at the sole discretion of Horizon Hobby Non Warranty Repairs Should your repair not be covered by warranty the repair will be...

Page 6: ...ge to electronics Avoid water exposure to all equipment not specifically designed and protected for this purpose Using the Manual This manual is divided into sections to help make assembly easier to understand and to provide breaks between each major section In addition check boxes have been placed next to each step to keep track of each step completed Steps with a single box are performed once wh...

Page 7: ...a hobby knife to trim the covering to allow access inside the fuselage Only cut back enough to allow the rear strut support to fit inside the fuselage Note Use a technique similar to this for most 40 size aircraft when mounting the floats Step 2 Test fit the rear strut support inside the fuselage The curved plywood will fit tight against the bottom of the fuselage Sand the larger block as necessar...

Page 8: ...inal screws but you will need to drill four 5 64 inch 2mm holes to secure the rear of the strut using the supplied gear straps Step 6 Install one end of a Y harness into the Ernst charge receptacle Mount the charge receptacle to the right side of the fuselage viewed when sitting in the pilot seat using the hardware provided with the receptacle Connect the Y harness to the rudder channel of the rec...

Page 9: ...s to the top of the left and right floats using four 4 40 x 1 2 inch machine screws for each strut mount Note Always use threadlock on metal to metal fasteners to prevent them from vibrating loose Step 2 Install the rudder servo into the right float using the hardware provided with the servo Step 3 Attach the water rudder mount to the rear of the right float using four 4 40 x 1 2 inch machine scre...

Page 10: ...ng arm almost touching the float secure the brass pushrod connector and pushrod wire using a 3mm x 8mm machine screw Center the servo using the radio and align the water rudder to the centerline of the float Secure the steering arm to the water rudder shaft using a 3mm x 8mm machine screw Use side cutters to trim the excess pushrod wire Note Always use threadlock on metal to metal fasteners to pre...

Page 11: ...e Use tie wraps to secure the servo lead to the strut Step 11 Now that your floats have been installed you MUST verify that the Center of Gravity of your model is still correct Use the Center of Gravity provided in the manual included with your particular aircraft Important If installing on a model other than the Hangar 9 J 3 Cub the floats should be installed such that the step in the float is lo...

Page 12: ...uring takeoff Apply full up elevator and apply throttle slowly at first As the plane picks up speed you will notice it coming up on step At this time you can relax the elevator input and fly off the water the same way you take off from hard ground Once in the air you will find the plane to behave slightly different than before The added weight below the model acts similar to a pendulum effect in f...

Page 13: ...13 Notes ...

Page 14: ...explosive gases such as hydrogen filled balloons or ground mounted devices launching a projectile The only exceptions permitted are rockets flown in accordance with the National Model Rocketry Safety Code or those permanently attached as per JATO use also those items authorized for Air Show Team use as defined by AST Advisory Committee document available from AMA HQ In any case models using rocket...

Page 15: ...o powered model may be flown closer than 25 feet to any person 9 Under no circumstances may a pilot or other person touch a powered model in flight Organized RC Racing Event 10 An RC racing event whether or not an AMA Rule Book event is one in which model aircraft compete in flight over a prescribed course with the objective of finishing the course faster to determine the winner A In every organiz...

Page 16: ... 2007 Horizon Hobby Inc 4105 Fieldstone Road Champaign Illinois 61822 877 504 0233 horizonhobby com 10490 ...

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