.
Thread one of the nylon R/C links onto the remaining threads, roughly centering it on the threads for later adjustments.
This prepared end will be located at the control surface (rudder or elevator).
91.
Prepare the two remaining 10" metal
pushrods by cutting 8-3/4" off the
unthreaded ends, leaving a length of 1-
1/4" with threads on one end. As shown
on the plans, solder a solder link onto
the unthreaded end of the metal
pushrod.
92.
Insert the unprepared end of the nylon pushrod into the rear pushrod
exit tube at the rear of the fuselage, all the way through the tube, into
the radio compartment. Connect the nylon R/C link to the control
horn on the rudder or elevator and neutralize the surface with tape or
a fixture. Attach the solder link to the centered servo output arm.
Mark the nylon pushrod for cutting at a point where it will accept
about 3/8-1/2" of the metal pushrod threads. Remove the nylon
pushrod from the fuselage and cut it to length at the mark just made.
Thread the solder link and pushrod into the end of the nylon pushrod
and remove the nylon R/C link at the other end - not the metal
pushrod.
93.
Re-install the nylon pushrod, this time through the tube in the radio compartment.
Connect the solder link to the centered servo output arm. Thread the nylon R/C
link back in place at the rear of the fuselage. Neutralize the control surface and
attach the R/C link to the control horn.
94.
Aileron pushrods are next. Thread a nylon R/C link in place on a 10" metal
pushrod, centering it on the threads for later adjustment. Attach the R/C link to
the aileron control horn with the unthreaded end facing forward, toward the
aileron servo. With the servo output arm centered, attach a solder link in place to
the arm. Mark the metal pushrod for cutting, at a point where it will pass through
the solder link. Remove the pushrod and cut it to length. Solder the link in place
and reconnect the completed pushrod to the aileron servo and nylon control horn.
95.
Locate the 18" length of metal throttle cable, a solder link, a nylon R/C link and the 2-56 x3/4" threaded brass coupler.
Slide the brass coupler onto one end of the cable and solder it in place. Thread the nylon R/C link in place onto the
threaded brass coupler. From the firewall side, insert the cable into the throttle housing tube and push it into the radio
compartment. Turn your radio on and set the throttle stick to low throttle, with the trim lever centered. Push or pull the
throttle cable to close the carburetor on your engine. Connect the solder link to the throttle servo output arm. Mark a cutting
point on the cable that will allow it to be attached to the solder link. Remove the cable and cut it at the mark just made.
Slide the trimmed cable back in place into the radio compartment and solder the link in place to the end of the cable.
Connect the solder link to the throttle servo output arm and the nylon R/C link to the carburetor throttle lever. Use your
radio to test the throttle action and adjust as required at the carburetor, using the nylon R/C link.
Set all flight surfaces to neutral. In the case of the ailerons, this would normally
be a difficult job because of the thickness of the wing panels and the inability to
sight down the trailing edge of each to see their relationship. However, we have
included a laser cut Aileron Position Guide (APG) in your kit, which allows
independent neutral positioning for each aileron.
The APG is simply held against the fuselage side, on top of the wing panel at the
trailing edge. The aileron pushrod is adjusted to align the aileron parallel with the
flat, at the rear of the APG part - simple and easy.
After the flight surfaces have been neutralized, take the time to fit each clevise
with a short length of fuel tubing (medium is fine for 2-26 hardware) to keep the
clevises firmly in place to each control horn and servo arm. This common safety
practice has saved a lot of models in the past.