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Install the elevator & rudder servos – Great Planes PT-19 EP ARF - GPMA1149 User Manual

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5. Fit the tailwheel assembly to the rudder by sliding the

guide wire into the pre-drilled hole in the rudder. Do not glue
it in place at this time.

6. Prepare three hinges and fi t the rudder to the fi n.

Slide the rudder up enough to leave a gap between the
counterbalance portion of the rudder and the top of the fi n.
Defl ect the rudder left and right a few times as you push it up
against the TE of the fi n. Check for smooth operation. When
you’re satisfi ed, glue the rudder in place.

7. Turn the model upside down and position the tailwheel

strap as shown. Drill two 1/16" [1.6mm] holes through the
fuselage and install the strap using two 2mm x 7mm sheet
metal screws.

8. Tighten the set screw on the wheel collar for the

tailwheel wire and apply a few drops of thin CA into the
tailwheel guide wire.

INSTALL THE ELEVATOR

& RUDDER SERVOS

1. Fit a 1mm x 440mm Z-bend pushrod through the

pushrod guide tube on the right side of the fuselage.

2. Fit your elevator servo to the servo tray in the fuse

as shown. Use a servo mounting plate to fi t your particular
servo to the servo tray. Position the servo on the tray so
that the outermost hole of the servo arm is aligned with the
straight pushrod.