Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 72)

SECTION 6.0:
RADIO REQ
UIREMENTS
All tr
ansmitters m
ust be FCC type cer
tified.
6.2
FCC
T
echnician or higher-class license required
for 6 meter band oper
ation only
.
The f
ollo
wing recommendations are included in the
Saf
ety Code not to police such items
, b
ut r
ather to
off
er basic suggestions f
or enhanced saf
ety
.
It is
e
xpected that IMAA members will a
v
ail themselv
es
of technological adv
ances as such become
a
v
ailab
le
, to promote the saf
ety of all aircr
aft and
par
ticipants
.
Ser
v
os need to be of a r
ating capab
le to handle the
loads that the control surf
aces impose upon the
ser
v
o
s
.
Standard ser
v
os are not recommended f
o
r
control surf
aces
.
Ser
v
os should be r
ated hea
vy-duty
ounces of torque
.
F
or flight-cr
itical control functions a
minim
um of 45 inch/ounces of torque should be
considered.
This should be considered a minim
um
for smaller aircr
aft and higher torque ser
v
os are
strongly encour
aged f
o
r larger aircr
aft.
The use of
one ser
v
o
f
or each aileron and one f
or each stabiliz
er
half is strongly recommended.
Use of dual ser
v
os is
also recommended on larger aircr
aft.
On-board batter
ies should be
, at a minim
u
m, 1000
mAh up to 20 lbs
., 1200 mAh to 30 lbs
., 1800 mAh to
40 lbs
., and 2000 mAh o
v
er 40 lbs
.
flying w
eight.
The
n
umber and siz
e of ser
v
o
s
, siz
e and loads on control
surf
aces
, and added f
eatures should be considered
as an increase to these minim
ums
.
Batter
ies should
be ab
le to sustain po
w
e
r to the onboard r
adio
components f
or a minim
u
m of one hour total flying
time bef
ore recharging.
CHECK LIST
❏
1.
Fuelproof all areas e
xposed to fuel or e
xhaust
residue such as the fire
w
all and engine area,
the wing saddle area, the cardboard wing bolt tubes
, wheel w
ells
, etc.
❏
2.
Chec
k the C
.G.
according to the measurements
pro
vided in the man
ual.
❏
3.
Be cer
tain the batter
y
and receiv
er are securely
mounted.
Simply stuffing them into place with
foam r
u
b
ber is not sufficient.
❏
4.
Extend y
our receiv
er antenna and mak
e sure it
has a str
ain relief inside the fuselage to k
eep
tension off the solder joint inside the receiv
er
.
❏
5.
Balance y
o
ur model
later
ally
as e
xplained in
the instr
uctions
.
❏
6.
Use threadloc
king compound to secure cr
itical
fasteners such as the set scre
ws that hold the
wheel axles to the str
uts
, scre
ws that hold the
carb
uretor ar
m (if applicab
le), scre
w-loc
k
pushrod connectors
, etc.
❏
7.
Add a drop of oil to the axles so the wheels will
tur
n freely
.
❏
8.
Mak
e sure all hinges are
securel
y
glued in place
.
❏
9.
Reinf
orce holes f
or w
ood scre
ws with thin CA
where appropr
iate (ser
v
o
mounting scre
ws
,
co
wl mounting scre
ws
, etc.).
❏
10.
Confir
m that all controls oper
ate in the correct
direction and the thro
ws are set up according
to the man
ual.
❏
11.
Mak
e
sure there are silicone retainers on all
the cle
vises and that all ser
v
o
ar
ms are
secured to the ser
v
os with the scre
ws
included with y
our r
adio
.
❏
12.
Secure connections betw
een ser
v
o
wires and
Y
-connectors or ser
v
o
e
xtensions
, and the
connection betw
een y
our batter
y
pac
k and the
on/off s
witch with vin
yl tape
, heat shr
ink tubing
or special clips suitab
le f
or that pur
pose
.
❏
13.
Mak
e
sure an
y ser
v
o
e
xtension cords y
ou ma
y
ha
v
e
used do not interf
ere with other systems
(ser
v
o
ar
ms
, pushrods
, landing gear
, etc.).
❏
14.
Secure the pressure tap (if used) to the m
uffler
with high temp R
TV silicone
, thread loc
king
compound or J
.B
.
W
eld.
❏
15.
Mak
e
sure the fuel lines are connected and
are not kink
ed.
❏
16.
Use an incidence meter to chec
k the wing f
o
r
twists and attempt to correct bef
ore flying.
❏
17.
Balance y
our propeller (and spare propellers).
❏
18.
Tighten the propeller n
ut and spinner
.
❏
19.
Place y
our name
, address
, AMA n
u
mber and
telephone n
umber on or inside y
our model.
❏
20.
Cycle y
our receiv
er batter
y pac
k (if necessar
y)
and mak
e sure it is fully charged.
❏
21.
If y
ou wish to photog
raph y
our model, do so
bef
ore y
our first flight.
❏
22.
Range chec
k y
our r
adio when y
ou get to the
flying field.
FL
YING
The Arro
w is a g
reat-flying model that flies smoothly
and predictab
ly
.
The Arro
w does not, ho
w
e
v
e
r,
possess the self-reco
v
e
ry
char
acter
istics of a
pr
imar
y R/C tr
ainer and should be flo
wn only b
y
e
xper
ienced R/C pilots
.
Fuel Mixture Adjustments A fully co
wled engine ma
y r
un at a higher
temper
ature than an un-co
wled engine
.
F
or this
Dur
ing the last f
e
w moments of prepar
ation y
our
mind ma
y be else
where anticipating the
e
xcitement of the first flight.
Because of this
, y
o
u
ma
y be more lik
ely to o
v
er
look cer
tain chec
ks and
procedures that should be perf
or
med bef
ore the
model is flo
wn.
T
o
help a
v
oid this
, a chec
klist is
pro
vided to mak
e sure these impor
tant areas are
not o
v
er
look
ed.
Man
y are co
v
ered in the
instr
uction man
ual, so where appropr
iate
, ref
er to
the man
ual f
or complete instr
uctions
.
Be sure to
chec
k the items off as the
y are completed.
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