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Control Throw Deflection Table
Low
Rate High
Rate
Aileron
1/2” or 10
˚
up
3/4” or 15
˚
up
1/2” or 10
˚
down
34” or 15
˚
down
Rudder
1”
left
1 1/2”
left
1”
right
1 1/2”
right
Elevator
5/8” or 12
˚
up
1” or 18
˚
up
5/8” or 12
˚
down
1 ” or 18
˚
down
Flap
3/4” or 10
˚
down
2 ” or 30
˚
down
We recommend 15% Expo on low rates, 30%
expo on high rates. You a can adjust from there
to suit your own flying style.
Preflight Checks
Center of Gravity
: Check CG is set properly.
Engine
: The engine should run smoothly at all
throttle settings with smooth transition from
idle to full throttle without stalling or hesita-
tion. Do not fly an unreliable engine. Read
engine instructions including break in and tun-
ing completely.
Prop balancing:
Ensure prop is properly balanced
prior to mounting on engine.
Flight Controls:
Ensure all flight controls are
free from binding and are centered. Check
that all hinges are tight and will not pull out.
Control linkages must be rigid and tight and
have no slop. Confirm proper direction of ai-
lerons, rudder, and elevator. Experienced fly-
ers have lost airplanes due to reversed ailer-
ons. Right roll is right up, left down. Left roll
is left up, right down.
Batteries
: Transmitter, ignition and receiver bat-
teries are fully charged.
Fasteners
: Check all engine bolts, wing bolts,
hatch bolts, servo screws, control horn bolts,
wheel collars, and clevis keepers are tight and
secure.
Covering:
Check all covering and seams are
sealed and secure.
Radio
: Check trims set to neutral and controls
centered. Check rate and condition switches
set properly. Check the receiver antenna is
fully extended and not reversed on it self.
Range check
: Do a range check with and without
the engine running in accordance with the ra-
dio manufacturer instructions. If there is in-
sufficient range or a large reduction with the
engine running, do not fly until it is resolved!
Fuel
: Fill the fuel tank before each flight.
Gear:
Ensure the air tank is holding 100-110 PSI
Before each flight. Inspect the airlines and
valves for leaks as this could cause the gear
to stay in the retracted position. The landing
gear should cycle 6 complete times before
needing to be refilled.
Canopy:
Ensure the canopy retention bolt is
securely screwed in place before each
flight.
Gear Doors:
It is very important that the inner and
outer gear doors are checked between
flights. Failure to do so can result in
the loss of a gear door in flight.
Sequencer:
In order for the sequencer to operate
correctly the retract switch must be in
the “gear down” position when the re-
ceiver is first turned on. If the switch is
not in this position when the receiver is
turned on it will not allow the gear to
operate. This will require the receiver to
be shut off, the switch to be put in the
“down position” and the receiver to be
turned back on.
