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Tail Wheel:
Position the bracket so
that the center of the pivot is over
the hinge line as shown. Screw the
bracket into place with the two
screws provided. Screw the
steering arm into the base of the
rudder as Shown.
Note:
This is our recommendation
for a practical and simple setup.
There are details below for those
that wish to mount in the scale
location.
Remove the tail wheel bracket and
add a drop of thin CA to each screw
hole. Allow to dry and screw back
into place.
Use hardware that came with your
servo to mount elevator and rudder
servos. The hardware packs for
“Stab” and “Rudder” contain the
links to connect the pushrods to the
servo arms as shown.
Tail
Wheel,
scale
location:
Measure 6 inches or 152mm from
the tail post. This is the scale
position of the hinge point of the
tail wheel.
Screw tail wheel into place.
Remove, soak thin CA into the
screw holes and allow to dry. Then
screw bracket back into place.
For grass airfields, non-steerable
tailwheel works in most conditions
steering by rudder. For sealed
airstrips, or those wishing to fly in
particularly windy conditions, see
below on making this steerable…