receiver directly beneath the battery-mounting stand, just in front
of the servo compartment.
The fuselage has a built-in antenna tube that runs from the cabin,
along the bottom of the fuselage, to its exit in front of the tailwheel
assembly. To pull your antenna easily through this tube, first open
the rear end of the tube, on the bottom of the fuselage with a sharp
hobby knife. Use your fingers to pull a little on the end of the
receiver's antenna, sliding a little insulation away from the wire
inside - about 1/8". Insert one end of a 36" length of thin .020
music wire into the antenna insulation and secure it with just a
touch of CA glue. Insert the other end of the wire into the tube in
the fuselage cabin and push it all the way through until it emerges
at the bottom rear of the fuselage. Pull the music wire out of the
tube, along with the antenna. Remove the wire from the antenna.
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3) IMPORTANT: We urge you to take a few minutes to cut and
fit short lengths (about 3/16" or so) of medium fuel tubing onto all
of the R/C links on the airplane. This simple safety precaution
keeps these connections secure and safe.
DECAL APPLICATION:
With the main landing gear not yet mounted to the fuselage,
applying the decals is a little easier. The decals supplied with your
RASCAL 110 ARF kit are high quality Mylar™ with an extremely
aggressive adhesive. These are not die-cut decals and must be
removed from the sheet with a hobby knife and a sharp #11 blade
or sharp scissors. In the case of the large doorframe outline, you
can apply it in several ways. We prefer to cut this decal out on both
sides of the frame outline, and apply it in one piece. If you are
careful, this isn't as difficult as it sounds. It can also be applied
without cutting out the inside. Cut out the outline, apply the decal
and then, cut out the window frame portion. Application of this and
the other decals is easy if you follow the method described below.
We suggest the following procedure to accurately apply the larger
decals in this kit. Carefully cut out the decal and lift it off the sheet
with tweezers. Use a product like SIG Pure Magic Model Airplane
Cleaner, Fantastic
®
, or Windex
®
to spray the general area of the
model that will receive the decal. Then, spray the adhesive side of
the decal as well. Lightly position the decal in place on the model.
The liquid cleaner allows the decal to slide easily into the desired
position as long as you don't press down on it. Once the decal is
in position, hold it lightly in place with your fingertips and use a
paper towel to gently dab the excess liquid away. Use a small
squeegee to now set the decal in place, removing all excess liquid
and any trapped air bubbles from beneath the decal. The SIG 4"
Epoxy Spreader - #SIGSH678 - is perfect for this job. Remove any
excess fluid with a dry paper towel and allow the decals to set
overnight. They will be solidly adhered to the model without any
air bubbles.
LANDING GEAR AND WHEEL PANT ASSEMBLY:
From the kit contents locate the Fiberglass Wheel Pants bag and
the Main Landing Gear Assembly bag. In these assembly steps,
we suggest using Loctite
®
Non-Permanent (blue) Thread-Locking
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