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WARRANTY

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 buyers are not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product, they are advised

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

READ THROUGH THIS  INSTRUCTION  MANUAL
FIRST. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
AND WARNINGS CONCERNING THE ASSEMBLY
AND USE OF THIS MODEL.

GPMZ0228 V1.1 For GPMA17**

Entire Contents © Copyright 2002

P.O. Box 788

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 398-8970

productsupport@greatplanes.com

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Summary of Contents for Spectra Select

Page 1: ...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 res...

Page 2: ...741 0057 or via the Internet at http www modelaircraft org 1 Build the plane according to the plan and instructions Do not alter or modify the model as doing so may result in an unsafe or unflyable m...

Page 3: ...tems Your SPECTRA SELECT is covered using Top Flite MonoKote covering Eliminate any wrinkles you find in the covering by shrinking them away with a heat gun Then apply pressure to the area with a cove...

Page 4: ...B ELEVATOR 1 Key Description Qty 9 FUSELAGE 1 10 LEFT WING PANEL 1 11 WING JOINER 1 12 PLASTIC WING DOWEL CAPS 4 13 METAL HARDWARE PARTS LIST REPLACEMENT PARTS If needed replacement parts for your Spe...

Page 5: ...mm bolts two 2mm nuts and four 2mm washers Use thread lock on the nuts to prevent loosening Note The fin was removed on these images for clarity 2 The fin comes pre installed on the Spectra Select but...

Page 6: ...image for clarity Turn the transmitter switch on Install the motor battery in the airplane under the speed control and connect it to the receiver Turn the receiver switch on Mark the ON position of t...

Page 7: ...ide the C G range then you need to add weight to the nose or to the tail to get it to balance Moving the radio components inside the fuselage may help too DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLY WITHOUT FIRST ACHIEVING...

Page 8: ...ut notifying the airport operator I will give right of way to and avoid flying in the proximity of full scale aircraft Where necessary an observer shall be utilized to supervise flying to avoid having...

Page 9: ...ht allow the airplane to gently climb straight ahead Try to keep the plane upwind and just perform some gentle S turns always turning into the wind until it is time to set up for landing Have a helper...

Page 10: ...able As the electric sailplane approaches a thermal the wing tip that reaches the rising air first will be lifted before the opposite wing tip This causes the plane to bank and turn away from where we...

Page 11: ...r watch the other planes in the air Sometimes your electric sailplane will wiggle so quickly or gently that you may miss it if you are not paying close attention If you find a productive thermal don t...

Page 12: ...____________ Where Purchased _________________________ Date Construction Started __________________ Date Construction Finished _________________ Finished Weight __________________________ Date of Firs...

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