SECURE THE RUDDER CONTROL SCREW
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12. Slide a 3mm washer onto the screw from the bottom. Thread a
3mm nut onto the screw. Tighten the screw, but not too tight as to crush
the underlying wood. Use threadlock on the nut to prevent loosening.
INSTALL THE RUDDER CONTROL HORN
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13. Thread the rudder control horn onto the screw until it is
positioned 11/16" [17.5mm] above the right side of the rudder.
BENDING THE RUDDER PUSHROD
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14. Make two marks that are 6-1/2" (165mm) and 7" (178mm) from
the threaded end of the pushrod wire. Make two 45° bends at the
marks as shown in the photo. Install the pushrod into the fuselage,
making sure it exits the opening in the fuselage next to the fin.
CONNECT THE RUDDER PUSHROD
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15. Attach a clevis to a pushrod. Attach the clevis to the rudder
control horn.
CENTER THE SERVOS USING THE RADIO
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16. Turn on the transmitter, then the receiver. Center all of the trim
levers on the transmitter. Turn off the receiver and then the
transmitter. By doing this, your servos will be at their centered
(neutral) position when you begin to connect the pushrods.
MARK THE ELEVATOR PUSHROD
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17. Trim as shown and install the elevator control horn in the
photo and drawing. Hold the elevator in its neutral position, and
mark the pushrod wire where it crosses the servo arm as shown using
a felt-tip pen.
CUT THE ELEVATOR PUSHROD
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18. Cut off the pushrods approximately 3/8" (10mm) past the
mark. Removing the pushrods will make this and the next step easier.
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