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READ THROUGH THIS  MANUAL  BEFORE
STARTING CONSTRUCTION. IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS
CONCERNING THE ASSEMBLY AND USE OF
THIS MODEL.

GPMZ0221 for GPMA1038  V1.1

© Copyright 2003

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Printed in USA

Champaign, Illinois

(217) 398-8970, Ext 5

airsupport@greatplanes.com

Great Planes

®

Model Manufacturing Co. guarantees this kit to

be free from defects in both material and workmanship at the date
of purchase. This warranty does not cover any component parts
damaged by use or modification. In no case shall Great Planes’
liability exceed the original cost of the purchased kit. 
Further,
Great Planes reserves the right to change or modify this warranty
without notice.

In that Great Planes has no control over the final assembly or
material used for final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor
accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the
final user-assembled product. By the act of using the user-
assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability.

If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated
with the use of this product, the buyer is advised to return

this kit immediately in new and unused condition to the place
of purchase.

To make a warranty claim send the defective part or item to Hobby
Services at the address below:

Hobby Services

3002 N. Apollo Dr. Suite 1

Champaign, IL 61822

USA

Include a letter stating your name, return shipping address, as
much contact information as possible (daytime telephone number,
fax number, e-mail address), a detailed description of the problem
and a photocopy of the purchase receipt. Upon receipt of the
package the problem will be evaluated as quickly as possible.

WARRANTY

Summary of Contents for Dazzler ARF

Page 1: ...sembly or material used for final assembly no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user assembled product By the act of using the user...

Page 2: ...orking model that functions very much like a full size airplane Because of its performance capabilities the Dazzler if not assembled and operated correctly could possibly cause injury to yourself or s...

Page 3: ...ottle servo and throttle pushrod exit on the firewall so plan ahead Radio Equipment The Dazzler will require a good 4 channel radio such as the Futaba 4YF FUTJ40 with five servos If you are the type o...

Page 4: ...nt 4 1mm screws Pre installed in fuel tank hatch 2 Aluminum straps mounting engine to engine mount 4 8 32 bolts for mounting engine to the engine mounting straps and engine mount 8 8 32 nuts for mount...

Page 5: ...ogether while the glue cures 3 After the glue has cured apply the self adhesive wing tape to the wing joint 1 Trim away the covering on the wing saddle 2 Locate six triangle wood blocks Glue them in p...

Page 6: ...over and mark the location of the fuselage on the top of the wing 7 Cut away a 1 2 13mm strip of the film from the wing Be sure the cut is inside of the line Important Use only enough pressure to cut...

Page 7: ...h side of the stab saddle to correct the problem Work slowly and check the alignment often 5 When you are satisfied with the position of the stab use a felt tip pen to mark the sides of the fuselage o...

Page 8: ...y be on the bottom of the fin where the bottom of the fin makes contact with the fuselage 6 Apply a small amount of petroleum jelly or small drop of oil onto the joint of the hinge This will prevent t...

Page 9: ...tic pushrod extends through the firewall 1 3 4 44mm then glue it in place to the firewall 7 Install the braided cable into the outer plastic pushrod 8 Attach the cable to the throttle barrel with the...

Page 10: ...f of the wing Trim the tray as needed to fit into the wing 2 Measure down from the surface of the wing 5 8 15 9mm On that mark draw a line that is parallel to the bottom of the wing Do this on the rib...

Page 11: ...er be connected by a Y harness or if you have a computer radio with channel assignments you can plug each servo into a separate channel See your radio instruction manual for the set up procedure 13 Lo...

Page 12: ...rews should pass through the horn and the rudder then screw into the control horn mounting plate on the opposite side of the rudder 23 Attach the clevis to the outermost hole in the horn then slide th...

Page 13: ...nto the threaded end of the pushrod 14 turns 34 Center the aileron Make a mark on the solid wire pushrod where it lines up with the outermost hole in the servo arm Make a 90 degree bend at the mark Cu...

Page 14: ...the main landing gear wire Lock it in place onto the wire 1 25mm from the end of the wire 6 Insert a foam wheel onto the wire followed by another wheel collar Tighten the wheel collar in place on the...

Page 15: ...row outward will increase it Note Throws are measured at the widest part of the elevators rudder and ailerons We recommend the following control surface throws as a starting point Low Rate High Rate E...

Page 16: ...must add weight to the nose to balance the model If the nose drops it is nose heavy and you must add weight to the tail to balance the model Note Nose weight may be easily installed by using a spinne...

Page 17: ...e doing Repeat this test with the engine running at various speeds with a helper holding the model If the control surfaces are not always responding correctly do not fly Find and correct the problem f...

Page 18: ...p to the high rate control throws and you will have a very responsive fun fly type of plane The Dazzler has no bad ground handling characteristics Simply line up on the runway advance the throttle slo...

Page 19: ...be almost hands off Without touching any other control on the transmitter suddenly chop the throttle Did the nose drop When you add power again did the nose pitch up a bit If so you need some down thr...

Page 20: ...e loops D Yaws right on insides and left on outside loops E Yaws left in insides and right on outside loops A Wings are level and plane falls to either side randomly B Falls off to left in loops Worse...

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