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GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY
CHECk THE CONTROL DIRECTIONS
1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver and center the
trims. If necessary, remove the servo arms from the servos
and reposition them so they are centered. Reinstall the
screws that hold on the servo arms.
2. With the transmitter and receiver still on, check
all the control surfaces to see if they are centered. If
necessary, adjust the clevises on the pushrods to center
the control surfaces.
ELEVATOR
MOVES DOWN
RUDDER
MOVES RIGHT
2-Channel
Radio Set-Up
(Standard Mode 2)
3. Make certain that the control surfaces respond in
the correct direction as shown in the diagram. If any of
the controls respond in the wrong direction, use the servo
reversing in the transmitter to reverse the servos connected
to those controls. Be certain the control surfaces have
remained centered. Adjust if necessary.
SET THE CONTROL THROwS
To ensure a successful first flight, set up your
Sophisticated Lady according to the control throws
specified in this manual. The throws have been
determined through actual flight 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 Sophisticated Lady
flies, you would like to change the throws to suit your
taste, that is fine. However, too much control throw could
make the model too responsive and difficult to control,
so remember, “more is not always better.”
1. Use an airplane stand or something similar to raise up
the fuselage so the horizontal stab is level.
2. Measure the high rate elevator throw first. Hold a ruler
vertically on your workbench against the trailing edge of the
elevator. Note the measurement on the ruler.
3. 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.
The pushrod farther out
means
More Throw
The pushrod closer in
means
Less Throw
The pushrod farther out
means
Less Throw
The pushrod closer in
means
More Throw
At the Servos
At the Control Surfaces
