E-flite Shoestring 15e ARF - Manual (Page 25)

25 E-flite Shoestring 15e ARF Assembly Manual
 3. When balancing your model, support the plane
upright at the marks made on the bottom of the
wing with your fingers or a commercially available
balancing stand. This is the correct balance point
for your model. Make sure your model is assembled
and ready for flight before balancing.
Adjust the motor battery as necessary so the model is
level or slightly nose down. This is the correct balance
point for your model. You should find the CG to be
very close with the battery installed as shown in this
manual. Mark the location of the battery on the battery
tray using a felt-tipped pen so it can be returned to this
position if it is removed from your model.
After the first flights, the CG position can be adjusted
for your personal preference.
Control Throws
 1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver of your
model. Check the movement of the rudder using
the transmitter. When the stick is moved right, the
rudder should also move right. Reverse the direction
of the servo at the transmitter if necessary.
 2. Check the movement of the elevator with the
radio system. Moving the elevator stick toward the
bottom of the transmitter should make the airplane
elevator move up.
 3. Check the movement of the ailerons with the
radio system. Moving the aileron stick right should
make the right aileron move up and the left
aileron move down.
 4. Use a ruler to adjust the throw of the elevator,
ailerons and rudder. Adjust the position of
the pushrod at the control horn to achieve the
following measurements when moving the sticks to
their endpoints:
Aileron
High Rate
Up: 3/8-inch 10mm
Down: 1/4-inch 6mm
Low Rate
Up: 5/16-inch 8mm
Down: 3/16-inch 5mm
Elevator
High Rate
Up: 9/32-inch 7mm
Down: 1/4-inch 6mm
Low Rate
Up: 3/16-inch 5mm
Down: 5/32-inch 4mm
Rudder
High Rate
Right: 11/16-inch 17mm
Left: 11/16-inch 17mm
Low Rate
Right: 19/32-inch 15mm
Left: 19/32-inch 15mm
Measurements are taken at the inner or
widest point on the control surface.
These are general guidelines measured from our own
flight tests. You can experiment with higher rates to
match your preferred style of flying.
Travel Adjust and Sub-Trims are not listed
and should be adjusted according to each
individual model and preference.
We highly recommend re-binding the radio
system once all the control throws are set. This will
keep the servos from moving to their endpoints
until the transmitter and receiver connect.