Great Planes Giant Citabria 30cc/EP ARF - GPMA1435 - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Radio Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Engine Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Motor Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Required Hardware and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Optional Supplies and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
KIT INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
KIT CONTENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PREPARATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ASSEMBLE THE WING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ASSEMBLE THE FUSELAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Install the Stabilizer and Rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Install the Elevator and Rudder Servos . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mount the Tail Wheel, Bracket and Support Wires . . 14
ELECTRIC MOTOR INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IN STALL THE ENGINE, THROTTLE/CHOKE
SERVOS AND IGNITION SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
INSTALL THE COWL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
IN STALL THE WHEELS, WHEEL PANTS
AND WING STRUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
COMPLETE THE RADIO INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . 31
INSTALL THE COCKPIT, PILOT AND SPINNER . . . . . 32
APPLY THE DECALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Check the Control Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Set the Control Throws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Balance the Model (C.G.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Balance the Model Laterally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
PREFLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Identify Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Charge the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Balance Propellers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Ground Check and Range Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
ENGINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
AMA SAFETY CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CHECK LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
FLYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fuel Mixture Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Takeoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
FIREWALL TEMPLATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
INTRODUCTION
Great Planes is very proud to bring you the Citabria. This is
a great flying model that you will enjoy and will turn heads at
the flying field. We have made a realistic airplane that has no
bad flight characteristics. We believe you will be very pleased
with the final product.
For the latest technical updates or manual corrections to
the Giant Scale Citabria ARF visit the Great Planes web site
at www.greatplanes.com. Open the “Airplanes” link, then
select the Giant Scale Citabria ARF. If there is new technical
information or changes to this model 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 liability insurance coverage, protects modelers’ rights
and interests and is required to fly at most R/C sites:
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5151 East Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN 47302-9252
Tele. (800) 435-9262
Fax (765) 741-0057
Or via the Internet at: http://www.modelaircraft.org
IMPORTANT!!! Two of the most important things you can
do to preserve the radio controlled aircraft hobby are to avoid
flying near full-scale aircraft and avoid flying near or over
groups of people.
IMAA
The Great Planes Giant Scale Citabria ARF is an excellent
sport-scale model and is eligible to fly in IMAA events. The
IMAA (International Miniature Aircraft Association) is an
organization that promotes non-competitive flying of giant-
scale models. If you plan to attend an IMAA event, obtain a
copy of the IMAA Safety Code by contacting the IMAA at
the address or telephone number below, or by logging on to
their web site at:
IMAA
205 S. Hilldale Road
Salina, KS 67401
Tele. (913) 823-5569
www.fly-imaa.org/imaa/sanction.html
Scale Competition
Though the Great Planes Citabria is an ARF and may not
have the same level of detail as an “all-out” scratch-built
competition model, it is a scale model nonetheless and is
therefore eligible to compete in the Fun Scale class in AMA
competition (we receive many favorable reports of Great
Planes ARFs in scale competition!). In Fun Scale, the “builder