Great Planes Patriot XL Kit - GPMA0450 - Manual (Page 40)

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4. Prepare the hinge slots for the rudder as you did the
elevators. Join the rudder to the fin with the hinges and use
30-minute epoxy to simultaneously glue the rudder torque
rod in the rudder. Glue the hinges in position with thin CA.
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5. Prepare the hinge slots in the ailerons the same way
you did for the tail surfaces. Glue the hinges with thin CA.
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1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver and center the
trims. If necessary, remove the servo arms from the servos
and reposition them so they are centered. Reinstall the
screws that hold on the servo arms.
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2. With the transmitter and receiver still on, check all the
control surfaces to see if they are centered. If necessary, adjust
the clevises on the pushrods to center the control surfaces.
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3. Make certain that the control surfaces and the
carburetor respond in the correct direction as shown in the
diagram. If any of the controls respond in the wrong direction,
use the servo reversing in the transmitter to reverse the
servos connected to those controls. Be certain the control
surfaces have remained centered. Adjust if necessary.
Use a Great Planes AccuThrow (or a ruler) to accurately
measure and set the control throw of each control surface
as indicated in the chart that follows. If your radio does not
have dual rates, we recommend setting the throws at the
low rate setting.
NOTE: The throws are measured at the widest part of the
elevators, rudder and ailerons.
IMPORTANT: The Great Planes Patriot XL has been
extensively flown and tested to arrive at the throws at
which it flies best. Flying your model at these throws will
provide you with the greatest chance for successful first
flights. If, after you have become accustomed to the way
the Great Planes Patriot XL flies, you would like to
change the throws to suit your taste, that is fine. However,
too much control throw could make the model difficult to
control, so remember, “More is not always better.”
These are the recommend control surface throws:
High Rate Low Rate
ELEVATOR: 3/8" [10mm] up 1/4" [6mm] up
3/8" [10mm] down 1/4" [6mm] down
RUDDER: 3/4" [19mm] right 1/2" [13mm] right
3/4" [19mm] left 1/2" [13mm] left
AILERONS: 5/8" [16mm] up 1/4" [6mm] up
5/8" [16mm] down 1/4" [6mm] down
Full Rate Half Rate
FLAPS: 3/4" [19mm] down 3/8" [10mm] down
Set the Control Throws
CARBURETOR WIDE OPEN
RUDDER MOVES RIGHT
LEFT AILERON MOVES DOWN
RIGHT AILERON MOVES UP
ELEVATOR MOVES UP
4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER
(STANDARD MODE 2)
4-CHANNEL RADIO SETUP
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
Check the Control Directions
GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY
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