GREAT PLANES Pluma, User Manual

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SET THE  CONTROL THROWS  &

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

Check the Control Directions

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1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver and center the 

trims. If necessary, remove the servo arms from the servos 
and reposition them so they are centered. Reinstall the 
screws that hold on the servo arms.

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2. With the transmitter and receiver still on, check all the 

control surfaces to see if they are centered. If necessary, adjust 
the clevises on the pushrods to center the control surfaces.

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3. Make certain that the control surfaces and the motor 

respond in the correct direction as shown in the diagram. 
If any of the controls respond in the wrong direction, use 
the servo reversing in the transmitter to reverse the servos 
connected to those controls. Be certain the control surfaces 
have remained centered. Adjust if necessary.

Set the Control Throws

Use a ruler or the templates provided in the back of this 
manual to accurately measure and set the control throw 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 widest part (inboard or lowest part) of the 
elevators, ailerons, and rudder. 

These are the recommended control surface throws:

HIGH RATE

ELEVATOR: 

1-3/8" [35mm], 26° up

1-3/8" [35mm], 26° down

RUDDER: 

2-3/4" [70mm], 36° left

2-3/4" [70mm], 36° right

AILERONS: 

2-3/8" [60mm], 43° up

2-3/8" [60mm], 43° down

LOW RATE

  ELEVATOR: 

1" [25mm], 17° up

1" [25mm], 17° down

  RUDDER: 

1-9/16" [40mm], 19° left

1-9/16" [40mm], 19° right

  AILERONS: 

1-9/16" [40mm], 27° up

1-9/16" [40mm], 27° down

3D RATE

ELEVATOR: 

2-1/8" [55mm], 46° up

2-1/8" [55mm], 46° down

RUDDER: 

3-7/8" [100mm], 56° left

3-7/8" [100mm], 56° right

AILERONS: 

2-7/8" [75mm], 58° up

2-7/8" [75mm], 58° down

PREFLIGHT

Identify Your  Model

No matter if you fl y at an AMA sanctioned R/C club site or if 
you fl y somewhere on your own, you should always have your 
name, address, telephone number and AMA number on or 
inside your model. It is required at all AMA R/C club fl ying sites 
and AMA sanctioned fl ying events. Fill out the identifi cation 
tag on page 21 and place it on or inside your model.