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1.3 General Assembly Notes

Before starting to assemble anything, read the whole of this manual  to get an overall
impression of  the  order  and  methods  of  assembly.  The  sequence  of  construction is
the one used to build the importer‟s aircraft, and should be adhered to. If you wish to
change the sequence, you may find difficulty in fitting other parts later, so read ahead
carefully  to  determine  the  effects  of  your  changes.  Flylight  Airsports  cannot  advise
on,  nor  be  responsible  for,  the  consequences  of  not  following  the instructions,  as  if
we have not tried something we cannot comment upon it with any experience.

Unpacking

To familiarise yourself with the kit components it is useful to unpack the kit and sort it
into groups for each assembly stage, such as wing parts, fuselage parts,
undercarriage etc.. Do this in conjunction with the packing list and the instruction
manual to determine that you have all the required parts.

If you cannot find a part, check under the packaging on related assemblies,
and make sure you know what it is that you are looking for, as parts may be
rolled up or transported inside other parts.

For instance smaller tubes may be slid

inside larger ones.

Don‟t forget to check

all

the boxes, in case you‟ve put a box aside somewhere. Some

small parts may be hidden within packaging foam „snow‟ in the bottom of boxes, so
don‟t throw any boxes or packaging away until you have ascertained for certain that
you have all the parts

– we have stories of unloading skips to retrieve parts that have

gone with the rubbish!

We also pack some parts in the engine box

– so remember to look in there.

This may all sound obvious, but we know from past experience that even big parts
like propellers can be thought missing when they are there all the time!

Initial assembly with non locking nuts

During initial assembly it may be helpful to use wing nuts or normal nuts (wing nuts
are  preferred  as  they  are  more  obvious  and  less likely  to  be  forgotton!)  rather  than
Nyloc  nuts  for  test  fitting pieces,  or  on  pieces  which  need  to be  removed  later  to  fit
the coverings or other parts. Alternatively, only tighten the Nyloc nuts up to the Nyloc
section until ready to apply threadlock and tighten properly.

Assembly

If in doubt about a part, or an assembly, read ahead and pay particular attention to
drawings  and  photographs.  Note  that  the  direction  of  bolts  (up/down,  pointing
forwards/backwards)  may  differ  between  drawings  and  photographs.  Normally,  the
bolts  will  be  inserted  from  the  top  or  the  front,  unless  other  considerations  apply,
such as coverings or access.

Remember to replace any non locking nuts with Nyloc nuts before final assembly,
and also:

REMEMBER TO USE LOCTITE 243 ON ALL NUTS.

This is usually available from your local fastenings company, look them up in the
Yellow Pages under “Fixings and Fasteners”, and you will never be stuck for nuts
and bolts again!