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2. With the wing attached to the fuselage, all parts of
the model installed (ready to fly), place the model on a
Great Planes CG Machine, or lift it at the balance point
you marked.
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3. If the tail drops, the model is “tail heavy” and the
battery pack and/or receiver must be shifted forward or
weight must be added to the nose to balance. If the nose
drops, the model is “nose heavy” and the battery pack
and/or receiver must be shifted aft or weight must be
added to the tail to balance. If possible, relocate the
battery pack and receiver to minimize or eliminate any
additional ballast required. If additional weight is
required, it may be easily added by using Great Planes
(GPMQ4485) “stick-on” lead. Begin by placing
incrementally increasing amounts of weight on the
bottom of the fuse until the model balances. Once you
have determined the amount of weight required, it can
be permanently attached.
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4.
IMPORTANT:
If you found it necessary to add any
weight, recheck the C.G. after the weight has been installed.
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1. With the wing level, have an assistant help you lift
the model by the engine propeller shaft and the bottom
of the fuse under the TE of the fin. Do this several times.
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2. If one wing always drops when you lift the model,
it means that side is heavy. Balance the airplane by
adding weight to the other wing tip.
An airplane that
has been laterally balanced will track better in loops
and other maneuvers.
No matter if you fly at an AMA sanctioned R/C club site
or if you fly somewhere on your own, you should
always have your name, address, telephone number
and AMA number on or inside your model. It is
required
at all AMA R/C club flying sites and AMA
sanctioned flying events.
Follow the battery charging instructions that came with
your radio control system to charge the batteries. You
should always charge your transmitter the night before
you go flying, and at other times as recommended by
the radio manufacturer.
The included 1800mAh NiMH battery pack should be
charged by a NiMH-compatible charger at no more
than 1.5A. Compatible chargers available are listed on
page 4 of this manual. At the 1.5A charge rate, the
battery pack should take a little more than one hour to
charge when fully depleted. Rates less than 1.5A will
take longer to completely charge the pack. The fully
charged battery pack voltage should not exceed 12V.
Always monitor the battery pack during a charge. The
pack may get warm during charging but should not get
hotter than 125°F. If the pack gets too hot, disconnect it
from the charger and allow it to cool.
Ground check the operational range of your radio before
the first flight of the day. With the transmitter antenna
collapsed and the receiver and transmitter on, you should
be able to walk at least 100 feet away from the model and
still have control. Have an assistant stand by your model
and, while you work the controls, tell you what the control
surfaces are doing. Repeat this test
with the engine running
at various speeds with an assistant holding the model, using
RANGE CHECK
CAUTION:
Unless the instructions that came with your
radio system state differently, the
initial
charge on
new
transmitter and receiver batteries should be done for 15
hours
using the slow-charger that came with the radio
system
. This will “condition” the batteries so that the next
charge may be done using the fast-charger of your
choice. If the initial charge is done with a fast-charger the
batteries may not reach their full capacity and you may
be flying with batteries that are only partially charged.
CHARGE THE BATTERIES
IDENTIFY YOUR MODEL
PREFLIGHT
BALANCE THE MODEL LATERALLY
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