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Sky Surfer Assembly Instructions 

Items required for completion of Sky Surfer: 

Medium CA glue (Bob Smith Insta-Cure+, ZAP, etc.) 

Blue thread lock compound 

Small Phillips screwdriver 

Metric ruler 

8 AA batteries 

Open the box and verify all the components 
listed are included. 

1. Main wings 
2. Main wing spar 
3. Fuselage 
4. Instruction manual 
5. Battery charger 
6. Battery charger leads 
7. Propeller 
8. 3S LiPo battery  
9. Servo Y-connector 
10. 2 of each: control horns, 

connectors, screws, nuts 

11. Velcro 
12. Transmitter (receiver in 

battery compartment) 

13. Horizontal stabilizer 
14. Vertical stabilizer 

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Содержание Sky Surfer

Страница 1: ...verify all the components listed are included 1 Main wings 2 Main wing spar 3 Fuselage 4 Instruction manual 5 Battery charger 6 Battery charger leads 7 Propeller 8 3S LiPo battery 9 Servo Y connector...

Страница 2: ...d is necessary see page 14 for instructions on how to bind the receiver to the transmitter With the antenna at the left of the receiver the 6 channels are configured as follows top 1 Ailerons 2 Elevat...

Страница 3: ...ccasional flicker from green to red This is normal The charger is able to charge 2 or 3 cell Lithium Polymer LiPo batteries with a JST XH balance connector For a 2 cell LiPo use the left port For a 3...

Страница 4: ...er being flexed Doing so for the rudder and elevator before attaching them to the fuselage will be much easier To flex the ailerons open up the control rod end and move it out of the control horn Befo...

Страница 5: ...he right Hold the stabilizer in position until the CA begins to harden Once the CA had dried sufficiently for the horizontal stabilizer apply a thin layer of CA around the curved vertical section in t...

Страница 6: ...hest away from the plastic control horn Dab the excess off to avoid getting thread lock on the plastic control horn Do the same for the other connector making sure it is connected to the control horn...

Страница 7: ...d Immediately after the three beeps it will beep two more times indicating the ESC is armed and the motor will turn if the throttle stick is moved up Now that the servos are centered assuming the trim...

Страница 8: ...l be installed Install the control horn and hold in place until the glue sets Once the glue has set use the Phillips screwdriver to install the screw into the rod connector to hold the control rod in...

Страница 9: ...the fuselage Install the other wing into the fuselage The servo wire for the second wing should be routed into the fuselage before the wing is fully installed Using the servo Y connector 9 connect the...

Страница 10: ...perly The rudder and elevator should be aligned properly assuming the previous steps were followed correctly If not loosen the screw on the rod connector and adjust accordingly If the aileron s do not...

Страница 11: ...ceiver On the ESC it is desirable to apply the velcro to the side that is not perfectly flat The flat side is the heat sink and should be left open Place veclro in the plane and mount to the side of t...

Страница 12: ...should be rounded The flatter side should be towards the back of the plane Another view of the propeller orientation Once the orientation has been set properly screw the end of the prop adapter back o...

Страница 13: ...y the center of gravity should be checked If the plane is level you are ready to go If it is nose heavy move the battery backwards If it is tail heavy move it forward You are now ready to go fly If th...

Страница 14: ...pins are visible For only this case plug in the battery to the ESC first to put the receiver into bind mode The green light on the receiver should flash Once flashing press and hold the bind button th...

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