Great Planes Reactor Biplane .61 GP/EP ARF - GPMA1023 - Manual (Page 29)

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Set the Control Throws
To ensure a successful fi rst fl ight, set up your Reactor
.60 biplane according to the control throws provided
on page 31. The throws have been determined through
fl ight testing and record-keeping allowing the model to
perform in the manner in which it was intended. If, after
you have become accustomed to the way the Reactor
fl ies, you would like to change the throws to suit your
taste, that is fi ne. However, too much control throw could
make the model too responsive and diffi cult to control, so
remember, “more is not always better.”
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1. Use a box or something similar to prop up the bottom
of the fuselage so the horizontal stabilizer and wings will
be level.
Measure the high rate elevator throw fi rst…
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2. Hold a ruler vertically on your workbench against
the widest part (front-to-back) of the trailing edge of one of
the elevators.
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3. Use the transmitter to move the elevators up and move
the ruler forward so it will remain contacting the trailing
edge. The distance the elevator moves up from center is the
“up” elevator throw. Measure the down elevator throw the
same way.
NO!!
Also NEVER connect battery packs with different capacities
in Series or in Parallel.
Check the Control Directions
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1. If you have not yet done so, mount the wings and
connect the aileron servo wires to the receiver. At this time it
is still advisable to NOT have the propeller mounted.
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2. The servos were already centered during assembly, but
now is a good time to do a fi nal check. 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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3. 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.
FULL
THROTTLE
RUDDER
MOVES
RIGHT
ELEVATOR
MOVES DOWN
RIGHT AILERON
MOVES UP
LEFT AILERON
MOVES DOWN
4-CHANNEL RADIO SET UP
(STANDARD MODE 2)
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4. Make certain that the control surfaces and the carburetor
(or the electric motor) 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.