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71. Pull-pull control lines are used to connect the rudder servo to the rudder control horn. A 10 foot long piece of monofilament
fishing line is provided for this. Cut it in half into two 5 foot long pieces, one for the rudder and one to use later for the
elevator.
72a.
Begin by slipping one of the 1/16" od aluminum swage tubes over one end of the monofilament line. Slide the tube up the
line a little ways, leaving you about 4-5 inches of line to work with. Now, stick that short end of the line through the hole in
left side of the rudder control horn. Then, loop the end of the line back through the aluminum swage tube. Slide the tube up
close to, but not touching, the control horn. Use needle nose pliers to crimp the swage tube flat, tight against the lines. Trim
off the short end of the line close to the swage tube.
b.
Next, poke the other end of the monofilament line through the outermost hole on the left side of the rudder servo control
arm. Take the line all the way across the top of the control arm and down through the outermost hole on the right side of
the arm. Then, run the line back to the right side of the rudder control horn. Swage the line to the right side of the control
horn in the same manner you did the left side. Make sure you pull all the slack out of the monofilament line on both sides of
the rudder servo before you crimp the swage tube flat. Just snug it up, but not so tight that you distort the airplane’s light
structure. And don’t worry about getting the rudder exactly centered at this time. That’s in the next step.
c.
After you have your radio system hooked up and functional, you can adjust the
pull-pull lines to center your rudder in neutral position. First, center your rudder
servo arm in neutral position. Then, adjust the rudder to neutral position by sliding
the monofilament line through the servo arm, lengthening one side while you
shorten the other side at the same time. When you have the rudder properly
neutralized, secure the pull-pull line by placing a single small drop of glue on the
line where it passes through one of the holes in the servo output arm.
NOTE: In all the hours of indoor flying we've done with the Antoinette and other
models, we've never found it necessary to readjust the neutral position of the
rudder or elevator once they were secured in position.
If your rudder servo is perfectly neutral (including the trim lever on your transmitter) and your rudder is perfectly centered
when you glue the line to the servo arm, the trim lever on your transmitter will easily cover any flight trimming adjustments
that may be needed. If you ever need to replace the pull-pull lines, it’s a simple matter to chip the glue off the nylon servo
arm, redrill the hole if needed, and put in new lines. Or simply replace the output arm with a new one.
Elevator
73a.
Study the plans to understand how the elevator servo is mounted in the fuselage.
b.
Cut two 3/8" long pieces of the 1/8"x1/4" basswood servo mount material. Glue
them inside the fuselage, at the front and rear edges of the elevator servo cutout
in the fuselage side.
c.
Mark and drill pilots hole for the servo mounting screws. Then, screw the elevator
servo in place.
74.
Install monofilament pull-pull control
lines to connect the elevator servo to
the elevator control horn. Use the same
procedures you used for the rudder
hookup.
Receiver
Velcro® is supplied to mount your radio receiver to the balsa RXM receiver mount located right in front of former F6. For
the receiver antenna, we drill a small hole in the bottom of the fuselage right in front of F6. Run the antenna through the
hole and use a couple small pieces of clear tape to secure it to the bottom of the fuselage.
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