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Great Planes Edge 540 EP ARF - GPMA1550 User Manual

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8. Trim the covering from the control horn slot in the left

elevator (both top and bottom) and insert a control horn into
the slot on the underside of the elevator. Press a control
horn backplate
onto the control horn tab on top of the
elevator. Apply a few drops of medium CA glue to the control
horn and backplate to secure them in place. The control horn
tab can be trimmed fl ush with the backplate.

9. Attach a control horn to the right side of the rudder in

the same manner.

INSTALL THE TAIL SERVOS & PUSHRODS

1. Trim the covering from the elevator and rudder servo

bays on both sides of the fuselage as shown.

2. Attach a 16" [400mm] servo extension to the elevator

and rudder servos. Use your radio system to center the
servos. Before installing the servos, test fi t double-sided
servo arms perpendicular to the tail servo cases. If the servo
arms do not fi t onto the servo splines perpendicular to the
servo cases, remove them from the servos and rotate 180°.
Decide which way fi ts best (closest to perpendicular) and cut
off the arms that aren’t used. Secure the servos in the servo
bays with the splines facing forward.

3. Attach an adjustable clevis to the outer holes of the

rudder servo arm and rudder control horn. Attach the arm to