Great Planes Proud Bird ARF - GPMA1260 - Manual (Page 12)

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7. The tail wheel is provided to you pre-assembled from
the factory. If you choose to remove the wheel to reduce drag
the axle can be bent vertically to act as a tail skid.
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8. Temporarily insert the tail wheel wire into the hole in the
leading edge of the rudder.
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9. Hold the rudder up against the rudder hinge line on the
fuselage. Draw a line onto the fuselage that matches the angle
of the nylon tail wheel hinge point.
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10. Drill a 9/64" [3.6mm] hole for the tail wheel hinge point.
Be sure that the hole you are drilling is centered in the hinge
line and matches the angle of the hinge point. A smaller pilot
hole is recommended.