Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 3)

AMA W
e
urge y
ou to join the AMA (Academ
y of Model
Aeronautics) and a local R/C club
.
The AMA is the
go
v
e
rning body of model a
viation and membership
is required to fly at AMA clubs
.
Though joining the
AMA pro
vides man
y benefits
, one of the pr
imar
y
reasons to join is liability protection.
Co
v
e
rage is not
limited to flying at contests or on the club field.
It
e
v
en applies to flying at pub
lic demonstr
ations and
air sho
ws
.
F
ailure to comply with the Saf
ety Code
(e
xcer
pts pr
inted in the bac
k of the man
ual) ma
y
endanger insur
ance co
v
e
rage
.
Additionally
, tr
aining
prog
rams and instr
uctors are a
v
ailab
le at AMA club
sites to help y
ou get star
ted the r
ight w
a
y.
There are
o
v
er 2,500 AMA char
tered clubs across the countr
y.
Contact the AMA at the address or toll-free phone n
u
mber belo
w:
Academ
y of Model Aer
onautics
5151 East Memor
ial Dr
iv
e
Muncie
, IN 47302-9252
T
ele
.
(800) 435-9262
F
ax (765) 741-0057
Or via the Inter
net at:
http://www
.modelaircr
aft.org
IMPOR
T
ANT!!!
T
w
o of the most impor
tant things y
ou can do to
preser
v
e
the r
adio controlled aircr
aft hob
b
y are to
a
v
oid flying near full-scale aircr
aft and a
v
oid flying
near or o
v
er g
roups of people
.
IMAA The
T
op Flite Piper Arro
w II is an e
xcellent scale
model and is eligib
le to fly in IMAA e
v
ents
.The IMAA
(Inter
national Miniature Aircr
aft Association) is an
organization that promotes non-competitiv
e flying of
giant-scale models
.
If y
ou plan to attend an IMAA
e
v
ent, obtain a cop
y of the
IMAA Saf
e
ty Code
by
contacting the IMAA
at the address or telephone
n
u
mber belo
w
, or b
y
logging on to their w
eb site at:
www
.fly-imaa.org/imaa/sanction.html
IMAA 205 S.
Hilldale Road
Salina,
KS 67401
(913) 823-5569 Scale Competition The outline of this
T
op Flite Gold Edition Piper Arro
w
II w
as der
iv
ed from three-vie
w dr
a
wings and photos
.
The scale is 1:4.6 which w
as calculated from
a
v
er
aging the scale wingspan and the scale length.
Though the
T
op Flite
Piper Arro
w II ma
y not ha
v
e
the
same le
v
el of detail as an
“all-out”
scr
atch-b
uilt
competition model, it is still a relativ
ely detailed scale
model and is theref
ore ideal f
or competing in R/C
Spor
t Scale (Spor
tsman and Exper
t), R/C
Fun Scale
(Division 1 or Division 2), or e
v
en the
T
eam Scale
classes in AMA competition (w
e receiv
e
man
y
fa
v
o
ra
b
le repor
ts of
T
op Flite models in scale
competition!).
In Fun Scale
, to receiv
e the fiv
e points
for scale documentation, the only proof required that a full siz
e aircr
aft of this type did e
xist in y
our
paint/mar
kings scheme is a single sheet such as a
kit bo
x co
v
er from a plastic model, a photo
, or a
profile painting, etc.
If the photo is in b
lac
k and white
other wr
itten documentation of color m
ust be
pro
vided.
Contact the AMA f
or a r
ule book with full
details
.
Note:
The propeller on the model on the kit
bo
x co
v
er is o
v
ersiz
e f
or the engine
, b
ut pro
vides a
scale appear
ance
.
It is a Master Airscre
w 13 x 8
three-b
lade (MASQ1938).
The model could actually
be flo
wn with a three-b
lade prop
, b
ut it m
ust be the
correct siz
e to match y
our engine
.
If y
ou w
ould lik
e photos of the full-siz
e Piper Arro
w
for scale documentation, or if y
ou w
ould lik
e to study
the photos to add more scale details
, photo pac
ks
are a
v
ailab
le from: Bob’
s Aircr
aft Documentation
3114 Y
u
k
on
A
v
e
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
T
elephone:
(714) 979-8058
F
ax:
(714) 979-7279
e-mail:
www
.bobsairdoc.com
1.
Y
our Piper Arro
w should not be considered a to
y,
b
ut r
a
ther a sophisticated, w
o
rking model that
functions v
e
ry
m
uch lik
e a full-siz
e air
plane
.
Because of its perf
or
mance capabilities
, the Piper
Arro
w
, if not assemb
led and oper
ated correctly
,
could possib
ly cause injur
y to y
ourself or spectators
and damage to proper
ty
.
2.
Y
ou m
ust assemb
le the model
accor
ding to the
instructions
.
Do not alter or modify the model, as
doing so ma
y result in an unsaf
e or unfly
ab
le model.
In a f
e
w cases the instr
uctions ma
y diff
er slightly
from the photos
.
In those instances the wr
itten
instr
uctions should be considered as correct.
3.
Y
ou m
ust tak
e time to
b
uild straight,
true
and
str
ong
.
4.
Y
ou m
ust use an R/C r
adio system that is in first-
class condition, and a correctly siz
ed engine and
components (fuel tank, wheels
, etc.) throughout the
b
uilding process
.
5.
Y
ou m
ust correctly install all R/C and other
components so that the model oper
ates correctly on
the g
round and in the air
.
6.
Y
ou m
ust chec
k the oper
ation of the model bef
ore
e
ver
y
flight to insure that all equipment is oper
ating and
that the model has remained str
uctur
ally sound.
Be
sure to chec
k cle
vises or other connectors often and
replace them if the
y sho
w an
y signs of w
ear or f
a
tigue
.
7.
If y
ou are not an e
xper
ienced pilot or ha
v
e
not
flo
wn this type of model bef
ore
, w
e
recommend that
y
ou get the assistance of an e
xper
ienced pilot in
y
our R/C club f
or y
our first flights
.
If y
ou’
re not a
member of a club
, y
our local hob
b
y
shop has
PR
O
TECT Y
OUR
MODEL,
Y
OURSELF & O
THERS
FOLLO
W THESE
IMPOR
T
ANT
SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
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