Top Flite TOPA0906 - Manual (Page 28)

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Before installing the cockpit floor, review the
inside of the fuselage one more time and confirm
that all fine adjustments to the servos have been
made, connections to the receiver are made and
in place, etc.! You do not want to install the cockpit
floor only to discover later that you forgot to
connect the Y-harnesses for the flap and aileron
servos to the receiver. We suggest testing the
servo operation for ALL of the control surfaces
using the radio system before proceeding.
o 8. Rough cut the cockpit floor to shape. Leave as
much material as possible to test fit the floor into the
fuselage. The front side should be carefully folded as
shown to fit around the fuel tank and fuel tank tray.
The floor is installed into the fuselage by sliding it
into the cockpit in front of the forward arm rests. Pull
the floor all the way back to the cockpit back panel.
The floor should rest on top of the bottom shoulders
of the side panels. If the floor will not fit between the
side panels, remove it and carefully trim it narrower
until a good fit is achieved. We notched the back of
the panel and folded the aft edge upward to clear the
rudder and elevator pushrod tubes. Fit the forward
end of the cockpit floor up and over the fuel tank and
tray. When a good fit has been achieved, glue the floor
in place (the front of the floor panel that fits around
the top of the fuel tank will be held down in place by
the instrument panel). We cut sticks from scrap balsa
(not included) and tightly fit them between the panel
sides to hold the floor down while the glue hardens.
o 9. Cut out the steering yokes and sand the bottom
edges smooth. Fill the inside center of the yokes
with epoxy and embed the included 1/8" x 1-1/2"
[3 x 38mm] dowel rods into the epoxy. Set them at a
slight angle as shown. Just as the epoxy begins to
get hot and harden, hold the dowels in the desired
position while the epoxy finishes hardening.
o 10. Glue the steering yoke dowel rods into the
recesses in the instrument panel. Test fit the instrument