Great Planes Super Skybolt 60 Kit - GPMA0170 - Manual (Page 22)

to allow the front end of the holders to drop. If you
have to raise the aft end of the holders off the
cockpit bottom to set the incidence, you should
glue scrap wood in the space between the holder
and the cockpit bottom. When you have it correctly
positioned, make a mark on the formers and the
holder so it can be accurately replaced. Normally,
the incidence will be correct when the holder is
bottomed out in both the notches. If it does not
seem to be correct, start over and re-check
everything before continuing. NOTE: When
using a level, the incidence is correct if you put a
scrap of 1/16" balsa between the level and the
front cabane wire and the level is level.
D 4. Epoxy the left cabane holder in place,
making sure any marks you made are lined up. Be
sure to glue the holder to both the formers and the
cockpit bottom.
D 5. Test fit the right holder in place and insert the
die-cut 1/8" ply instrument panel (SKY6F11) in its
slot to make sure it will fit. If the aft end of the
cabane holders get in the way, sand them until the
panel will fit. Also check the bends of the right
front and right rear cabane wires to make sure
they will be tangent to the left wires. If not, bend
them with pliers until they are.
D 6. Epoxy the right cabane holder in place. Don't
worry if the wires don't match up perfectly, as they
will be joined later. Be sure to glue the holder to
both formers and the cockpit bottom. Scrape any
excess epoxy off of the cabane wires.
SOLDERING THE CABANE WIRES
TOGETHER
D 1. First, clean all the wires with alcohol to
remove any oil. Attach the wires to each other in
the following order by wrapping the joint with the
silver wire provided and soldering the joint with
acid core solder. NOTE: It is easier to get a good
looking solder joint if the wire is wrapped tightly
and uniformly around the wire.
A. Wrap the front right joint first.
B. Wrap the front left joint second. The right wire
goes on the right side of the left front wire, and the
left middle wire goes behind the left front wire.
C. Wrap the rear wires together.
D. Temporarily slide the fin into place on the
fuselage. Sight down the two horizontal wires
and check to make sure they are in line with
each other and the fin. If not, adjust the
wrappings or bend the wires if necessary to get
them straight (wrap the wire with a cloth first to
prevent scratching).
D 2. Solder all three joints together. You will need
at least a 250 watt soldering iron or preferably a
propane torch. Make sure you get good solder flow
on all three joints.
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