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Thank you very much for purchasing the Booby. Although made primarily of soft EPP foam, this
RC slope glider is still capable of causing significant damage to property and serious personal
injury or death to bystanders or yourself. Please ensure that you fly this model in a safe and
responsible manner and obey your local laws and regulations. By building and/or flying the Booby
you assume all responsibility for any damage or injury it may cause. Wowings accepts no liability
for any damage or injury caused by our products. If you do not agree to these terms, please contact
your place of purchase prior to commencing construction to arrange returning this kit for a refund.
Now onto the fun stuff… First, please ensure that nothing is missing from the Booby kit and that
none of the contents have been damaged. If anything is missing or damaged please contact your
place of purchase immediately to make arrangements for replacement parts to be supplied. Your
Booby kit should contain the following:
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2 x EPP foam wing outer panel segments (each with two panels joined together)
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1 x EPP foam wing central panel
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2 x lengths of black fiberglass spar
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5 x lengths of balsa (two marked with outlines for ailerons, two marked for trailing edge
pieces and one for elevator)
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3 x steel pushrods with clevises attached
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1 x piece of coreflute marked with outlines for two fins
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1 x black fiberglass internal spar joiner
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2 x packs of Dubro nylon control horns (total of 4 control horns)
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2 x packs of Dubro E-Z connectors (total of 4 connectors)
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This construction manual!
To complete the kit you will require the following tools and supplies:
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Sharp trimming knife (large retractable disposable type is ideal)
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Sandpaper and sanding block, screwdriver, drill, pliers and ruler
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48mm (2”) wide cross-weave filament tape
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Covering material (eg. coloured packing tape or iron-on film such as UltraCote or Profilm)
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3M “Super 77” or 3M “Multi-Purpose” spray adhesive
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5 minute epoxy glue (eg. Selley’s Araldite)
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Goop/Goo glue (eg. Pacer’s Zappa-Dappa-Goo II or Second Wind’s Shoe Goo II) or
Polyurethane glue (eg. Selley’s Durabond, Gorilla Glue or Elmer’s ProBond) or 30 minute
epoxy glue (not ideal).
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Hot-melt glue – not essential
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1mm (1/16”) thick lead flashing and/or lead pieces for nose weight
The following radio equipment is recommended:
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Rechargeable receiver battery pack (4 x AA size cells) in flat configuration.
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Receiver (minimum 2 channel)
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2 x standard size servos (eg. BlueBird BMS-621, GWS S03TXF, Hitec HS-322)
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1 x mini servo or metal-geared micro servo (eg. BlueBird BMS-380MG, GWS MINI, GWS
S3002, Hitec HS-85MG)
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1 x 300mm (12”) servo extension lead for one of the aileron servos
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1 x “Y” lead for the aileron servos
