Top Flite TOPA1020 - Manual (Page 2)

T
ABLE OF CONTENTS
INTR
ODUCTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ENGINE & LINE RECOMMEND
A
TIONS
. . . . . . 3
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQ
UIRED
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Adhesiv
es & Building Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . 3
Optional Supplies &
T
ools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
KIT
CONTENTS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ASSEMBLE THE
WING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install the Flaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Install Flap Linkage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ASSEMBLE T
A
IL
SECTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Install Ele
v
a
tors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Install Ele
v
ator Linkage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FINISH THE
WING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
T
est Fit
Wing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Install Belly P
a
n
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Attach
Wing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LANDING GEAR
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assemb
le Main Gear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assemb
le
T
a
il Gear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mount the Engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Assemb
le and Install the Fuel
T
ank
. . . . . . 11
FINISH THE
MODEL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Install the Co
wl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Install the Canop
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Apply the Decals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
GET
THE MODEL READ
Y
T
O
FL
Y
. . . . . . . . . 13
Balance the Model (C
.G.)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wing
Tip
W
e
ight
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PREFLIGHT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Balance Propellers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine Chec
k
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Control Chec
k
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjust Leadouts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ENGINE SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
. . . . . . . . . . 15
AMA SAFETY CODE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CHECK LIST
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
FL
YING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Flying Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Preflight
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
T
a
k
eoff
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Landing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
AMA STUNT MANEUVERS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
INTR
ODUCTION
Cong
ratulations and thank y
ou f
or purchasing the
T
o
p
Flite Control Line Score ARF
.The Score is capab
le of
perf
or
ming all AMA stunt maneuv
ers;
ho
w
e
v
e
r, it is
also a plane that’
s suitab
le e
v
en f
or relativ
e
ne
wcomers to control line flight.
The pre-co
v
ered
Score assemb
les quic
kly and easily with a bolt-on
wing and stabiliz
er
.
Access hatches in the tail section
allo
w ele
v
ator control thro
w adjustment at the field,
and a remo
v
ab
le wing tip w
eight access hatch allo
ws
y
ou to add or subtr
act tip w
e
ight betw
een flights to
fine tune the model.
The leadouts can e
v
en be
adjusted b
y
a quic
k tur
n of a scre
wdr
iv
er
.
W
hether
flo
wn casually or in competition, the Score is sure to pro
vide y
ou with impressiv
e control line perf
or
mance
.
F
or the latest technical updates or man
ual corrections
to the Score Precision Control Line ARF visit the
T
o
p
Flite w
eb site at www
.top-flite
.com.
Open the
“Air
planes”
link, then select the Score Precision
Control Line ARF
.
If there is ne
w technical inf
or
mation
or changes to this model, a
“tech notice”
bo
x will
appear in the upper left cor
ner of the page
.
If y
ou ha
v
e
not flo
wn a control line stunt model
bef
ore
, w
e
recommend that y
ou get the assistance
of an e
x
per
ienced pilot in y
our 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 inf
or
mation about clubs in y
our area
whose membership includes e
x
per
ienced pilots
.
AMA
In addition to joining a control line club
, w
e
strongly
recommend y
ou join the AMA (Academ
y of Model
Aeronautics).
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
ra
ms 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
umber belo
w:
Academ
y of Model
Aer
onautics
5151 East Memor
ial Dr
iv
e
Muncie
, IN 47302-9252
T
e
le
.
(800) 435-9262
F
ax (765) 741-0057
Or via the Inter
net at:
h
ttp://www
.modelaircr
aft.org
PR
O
TECT Y
OUR
MODEL,
Y
OURSELF & O
THERS
FOLLO
W THESE
IMPOR
T
ANT
SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
1.
Y
our Score Precision Control Line ARF should not
be considered a to
y,
b
ut r
ather 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 Score Precision Control Line ARF
, 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 according to the
instr
uctions
.
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 lines that are in first-class condition,
and a correctly siz
ed engine and components
throughout the b
uilding process
.
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