Instruction manual

6
PLEASENOTE:ThischecklistisNOTintendedtoreplacethecontentincludedinthis
instructionmanual.Althoughitcanbeusedasaquickstartguide,westronglysuggest
readingthroughthismanualcompletelybeforeproceeding.
Removeandinspectallcontents
BeginchargingtheLiPoflightbattery(connectittotheDCbalancingcharger)
Assemble/installthewing,tailandlandinggear
Installtheeight(8)AAbatteriesinthetransmitter
InstalltheLiPoflightbatteryintheairplane(afterit’sbeenfullycharged)
Installthepropeller
Testthecontrolstoconfirmproperoperation
Familiarizeyourselfwiththecontrols
Findasuitableareaforflying
Usetheincludedadhesivebacked‘hookandloop’material
toinstallthe4+channelreceiver(notincluded)compatible
with the transmitter you’ve chosen to use. Install the
receiverintherecessedarealocatedjustbehindtherudder
and elevator servos. Or, if for any reason the receiver will
notfitin
therecessedarea,installitintheareajustbehind
the ‘bump’ located behind the recessed area. Plug the
3wire lead from the ESC into the ‘throttle’ channel, the
elevator servo lead into the ‘elevator’ channel and the
rudderservoleadintothe‘rudder’channelonthereceiver.
NOTE: It’s important to ensure correct polarity when
plugging the leads/connectors into the receiver. Refer to
the markings on the receiver (or the instruction manual
for the receiver) to identify which pins accept the black
color (negative/ground), red color (positive) and white
color (signal) wire leads. Also, depending on the
make/model
of receiver it may be necessary to slightly
‘bevel’theedgesofthe blackcolorconnectorssotheyfit
easilyinto thecaseofthereceiver.Werecommendusing
a small file or sanding block and EXTREME CAREto bevel
theappropriateedgesoftheconnectorsasneeded.
Installin
the Receiver
(RFR Version Onl
y
)
Before the First Fli
g
ht Checklist (RTF Version Onl
y
)