GREAT PLANES Pluma, User Manual

Page 1: ...r 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...

Page 2: ...l a tech notice box will appear in the upper left corner of the page AMA If you are not already a member of the AMA please join The AMA is the governing body of model aviation and membership provides...

Page 3: ...ould cause permanent damage to the battery and its surroundings and cause bodily harm ONLY use a LiPo approved charger NEVER charge in excess of 4 20V per cell ONLY charge through the charge lead NEVE...

Page 4: ...PolyCharge4 LiPo battery charger GPMM3015 Hobbico 12 Volt DC power supply HCAP0250 Equinox 1 to 5 cell LiPo cell balancer GPMM3160 IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES When you see the term test fit in the instr...

Page 5: ...parts use the part names exactly as they are written in the Kit Contents list Great Planes Product Support 3002 N Apollo Drive Suite 1 Champaign IL 61822 Telephone 217 398 8970 ext 5 Fax 217 398 7721...

Page 6: ...horizontal tail on a flat work surface Gently run your finger over the taped hinges to form a secure bond between the tape and the foam If you ever need to remove a control surface DO NOT attempt to p...

Page 7: ...semble pushrods How to Assemble Pushrods To join a wire Z bend to a 1mm carbon pushrod first slide a piece of heat shrink tubing onto the carbon rod Next place the wire Z bend alongside of the carbon...

Page 8: ...erons are completely parallel with zero control throw When you re satisfied with the aileron position use thin foam safe CA to glue the aileron link horns securely to each aileron Run a bead along bot...

Page 9: ...2 190mm strip of hinge tape Cut the tape so that you have one 4 100mm piece one 2 3 4 70mm piece and one 3 4 20mm piece 2 Position the rudder so that the LE of the rudder gently touches the vertical f...

Page 10: ...vo leads forward through the fuselage Note The aileron servo will be installed later 4 Locate the longest servo arms that came with your servos Since we used Futaba 3114 micro servos we chose the opti...

Page 11: ...tical stabilizer to hold the rudder straight 4 Fit the servo arm onto the rudder servo and extend the pushrod all the way back to the rudder control horn Fit a Z bend to the rudder control horn Attach...

Page 12: ...arge the holes using a Dremel tool or a sharp hobby knife 3 If you are installing the more powerful RimFire motor apply a bead of thick foam safe CA to the fuselage to firewall joint 4 Install the mot...

Page 13: ...on a level surface install a 1 x 310mm carbon rod through the hole in the center of the top wing Run it down to the hole at the base of the interplane strut on the bottom wing Install the other 1 x 31...

Page 14: ...de of every joint Install the Aileron Servo 1 Turn the model over Locate the two remaining control horns Glue them into the slots provided in the bottom of each lower aileron 2 Center your aileron ser...

Page 15: ...ink the tubing with a hot soldering iron making sure that your ailerons stay centered in the process 8 Install the aileron servo arm screw Install the Radio Landing Gear Propeller 1 Plug your elevator...

Page 16: ...gear leg though the holes provided in the wing They will go through the wing holes first then the fuselage side and then cross over to the opposite fuselage side Rotate the landing gear rod until the...

Page 17: ...ly setup may be unstable and possibly unflyable 1 Place the battery pack in the plane Do not connect the battery to the ESC 2 Use a felt tip pen or 1 8 3mm wide tape to accurately mark the C G on the...

Page 18: ...of each control surface as indicated in the chart that follows If your radio does not have dual rates we recommend setting the throws at the low rate setting Note The throws are measured at the wides...

Page 19: ...r crystal from a previous crash MOTOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Failure to follow these safety precautions may result in severe injury to yourself and others Get help from an experienced pilot when learning...

Page 20: ...t 9 Reinforce holes for wood screws with thin CA where appropriate 10 Check that all servo connectors are fully plugged into their respective channels on the receiver 11 Make sure any servo extension...

Page 21: ...st landings Set up for landing by throttling down to an idle instead If you find it difficult to get the right setting power off completely and try blipping the throttle For a short approach power off...

Page 22: ...ges of all cells in a pack are closely matched each one can accept maximum power during a charge and deliver maximum power in use What s more balanced packs tend to last longer than unbalanced packs a...

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