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to over tighten the screws, stripping out the holes–especially 
if a larger drill was used. If this happens, remove the screw 
and build up the hole with more thin CA. 

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7. Install the nylon zip tie that came with this kit into the 

slots in the servo tray for mounting the ESC later. Glue the 
servo tray in the fuse.

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8. Mount your ESC to the servo tray with a small patch of 

the included Velcro hook-and-loop material and the nylon tie.

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9. If you haven’t yet done so, remove the propeller from 

the motor.

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10. Connect the wires from the ESC to the motor wires.

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11. Connect an aileron servo extension wire to the receiver 

so you will be able to connect the aileron servo when mounting 
the wing. Guide the receiver antenna up through the antenna 
tube. If it’s diffi cult to get the antenna up through the tube, a 
few drops of household oil added to the antenna will help.

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12. Connect the rudder and elevator servos and the ESC 

to the receiver. Turn on the transmitter. With the propeller 
removed,
 connect a charged motor battery to the ESC and 
operate the controls to make sure the servos and ESC are 
connected to the receiver correctly. 

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13. Use the included Velcro hook-and-loop material (or 

optional double-sided foam mounting tape–not included) to 
mount the receiver where desired. The location shown is 
preferable because all the wires can easily reach and the 
receiver will be raised off the cabin fl oor, making it less likely 
to get wet if any water leaks in.

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14. Mount the motor battery as far forward as possible in 

the fuse with one strip of the included Velcro on the battery 
and the opposing strip in the bottom of the fuse. 

Hook Up the Rudder & Elevator

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1. Even if you will be using a computer radio that has 

programming to adjust the control throws, it is best to have 
the pushrod setup mechanically correct so that you will be 
able to achieve the high-rate control throws listed on page 
11 when the ATVs (or endpoints) are set to 100%. And if 
you don’t have a computer radio it is a requirement that the 
pushrods be connected to the correct holes in the servo arms 
and control horns. Otherwise, you will not get the correct 
control throw. To get the desirable pushrod setup use servo 
arms with pushrod holes that are 13/32" [10mm] from the 
center. If using Futaba S3114 servos the small servo arms 
that come with the servos achieve this.

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2. With the transmitter on, the trims centered and the motor 

battery connected to the receiver, fi t the servo arms on the 
rudder and elevator servos so the arms will be 90-degrees 
(or as close as 90-degrees as possible) to the servos. 

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3. If necessary, use a hobby knife to carefully enlarge the 

hole in the elevator servo arm. Then connect a small, brass 

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Страница 1: ...embled product By the act of using the user assembled product the user accepts all resulting liability If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product the...

Страница 2: ...technical information or changes an Important TECH NOTICE box will appear in the upper left corner of the page Click on the Tech Notice box to read the info AMA We urge you to join the AMA Academy of...

Страница 3: ...glue which should be used for the horizontal stabilizer so there will be time for alignment the rest of the model could be assembled with foam safe CA But it wouldn t be economical to purchase two dif...

Страница 4: ...bottom of the menu on the left side of the page Follow the instructions provided on the page to locate a U S Canadian or International dealer Parts may also be ordered directly from Hobby Services by...

Страница 5: ...ssing parts use the part names exactly as they are written in the Kit Contents list Great Planes Product Support 3002 N Apollo Drive Suite 1 Champaign IL 61822 Telephone 217 398 8970 ext 5 Fax 217 398...

Страница 6: ...three 3mm x 6mm Phillips screws that came with this kit and a drop of threadlocker on the threads 5 Temporarily mount the prop adapter and the propeller to the motor shaft Use an 8mm wrench to tighten...

Страница 7: ...to your workbench Adjust the plane in the cradle until both distances are equal 2 Test fit the horizontal stabilizer stab into the fuselage Center it as best as you can by eye Same as you measured th...

Страница 8: ...from both wires This will allow the wires to move as freely as possible in the guide tubes 3 Wipe the pushrod wires clean with a paper towel and then lightly but thoroughly coat them with household oi...

Страница 9: ...the receiver where desired The location shown is preferable because all the wires can easily reach and the receiver will be raised off the cabin floor making it less likely to get wet if any water le...

Страница 10: ...you get to the Set the Control Throws section on page 12 8 Cut off the excess pushrod wire but leave approximately 1 4 5mm to 6mm protruding from the screw lock pushrod connectors in case small adjust...

Страница 11: ...MODEL READY TO FLY Balance the Propeller Mount the Spinner 1 For optimum performance and motor efficiency balance the propeller using a Top Flite Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer TOPQ5700 or other su...

Страница 12: ...hrows will provide you with the greatest chance for successful first flights If after you have become accustomed to the way the Seawind flies you would like to change the throws to suit your taste tha...

Страница 13: ...sing the plane to hook as the model is building speed for takeoff If you don t have easy access to a body of water large enough to float your Seawind to do the lateral balance now you could wait until...

Страница 14: ...or the complete Safety Code refer to Model Aviation magazine the AMA web site or the Code that came with your AMA license General 1 I will not fly my model aircraft in sanctioned events air shows or m...

Страница 15: ...flutter can actually cause the control surface to detach or the flying surface to fail thus causing loss of control followed by an impending crash The best thing to do when flutter is detected is to s...

Страница 16: ...e water without skipping While the model is building speed if necessary use the ailerons to level the wings and use the rudder to make heading corrections Like all airplanes the objective is for smoot...

Страница 17: ...e OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM GREAT PLANES ElectriFly by Great Planes PBY Catalina EP Sport Scale ARF Thrilling water takeoffs and landings are just a few hours away with the PBY Catalina It has the lo...

Страница 18: ...act package FUTM0414 ElectriFly by Great Planes Silver Series SS25 Brushless ESC Silver Series ESCs are compatible with NiCd NiMH and LiPo batteries with automatic low voltage cut off for all The SS25...

Страница 19: ...mer pack It s ideal if you don t have the time for one at a time charging and don t want the expense and hassle of multiple chargers Each output can handle packs from 300 to 3000mAh Set the capacity a...

Страница 20: ...___ Where Purchased ____________________________ Date Construction Started _____________________ Date Construction Finished _______________________ Finished Weight _______________________________ Date...

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