GREAT PLANES EP FALCON ARF, Instruction Manual

9

ASSEMBLE THE WING

Hook Up the Ailerons

1.0mm screws

Offset servo arm

Servo arm that
came with servo

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 1. Use two of the tiny wood screws included with this kit 

to mount the 

offset aileron servo arm

 to the bottom of the 

aileron servo arm that came with your servo. Also add a few 
drops of thin CA around the edges of the servo arm to securely 
glue the two arms together.

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 2. Flex the ailerons up and down several times to break 

them in so they will be easier to move with the servo. 

Refer to this photo for the rest of the

steps to hook up the ailerons.

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 3. Mount the aileron servo in the wing using the screws 

included with this kit or the screws that came with the servo.

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 4. Same as was done for the elevator and rudder, temporarily 

connect the aileron servo to the receiver and power up the 
system so you can center the servo. Slip the aileron pushrods 

up through the holes in the offset servo arm. Mount it to the 
servo with the servo arm screw.

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 5. Insert the pushrods into the screw-lock connectors on 

the aileron horns. With the radio on and the servo centered, 
center each aileron and tighten the screw in the screw-lock 
connector to lock the pushrods down—don’t forget to add a 
small drop of threadlocker on the threads of the screws.

Finish the Wing

The wing may be fi nished in either of two confi gurations: one 

for indoor fl ying and another for outdoor fl ying. Of course, if 
you prep the wing for outdoor fl ight it may still be fl own indoors, 
but the Falcon will be slightly heavier and may not allow you 
to take full advantage of its absolute slowest fl ight possibilities. 

The “indoor” wing may also be fl own outdoors, but care should 

be taken not to overstress the wing by performing aggressive 
aerobatics or fl ying on windy days. 

Perform steps 1, 2 and 3 only if

building the 

outdoor

 wing.

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 1. If building the outdoor wing, test-fi t the plastic 

wing 

center doubler

 to the top of the wing just to see how it fi ts 

before

 removing the protective backing from the adhesive 

tape on the bottom—the best way to fi t the doubler is fi rst to 
center the “lip” on the back over the trailing edge of the wing 
between the ailerons, then “roll” and press the doubler forward.

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 2. Now that you have practiced installing the doubler, remove 

the backing from the tape on the bottom and carefully apply 
the doubler to the wing.

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 3. Cut the included fi ber-reinforced tape into one 24" 

[610mm] piece and into one 18" [460mm] piece. Attach the 
strips to the bottom of the wing where shown.