DirectscaleAirscale model Code : 3642 TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS May change without notice PILATUS PC 9 install Kit SERVOS Ailerons Rudder + wheel 1.80m 1.68m ASYMM YES install Kit Elevator Flaps Retract Gas or bec 50dm2 3.7kg 4.
CONGRATULATIONS. Thank you for choosing a Direct Airscale model. If you have any problems do not hesitate to consult our website. Especially the section CLUB DA (Direct Airscale club) for each plane where you will find information. You also can consult me directly by phone but try to be a maximum shorter . Thank you. You also can participate in the interaction you’ll find at general chapter CLUB DA.
TIPS FOR ASSEMBLY To prevent damage to the coating cover your workbench with a cloth or blanket. Do not pull on the packaging you may be too much pressure and break your plane. Carefully unpack the wings and fuselage using scissors or a craft knife. Open aware of hardware apart and sort all parts in order to understand who goes where. Store in a series of independent small boxes. When you work, do not let scews, miscellaneous hardware, accessories and tools below different parts of your aircraft.
HINGING THE ELEVATORS. Proceed as described at general, then check the edge fins are aligned and move free. See below pictures. Hinge. Paste all hinges on the fixed parts (wings, tail). After a reasonable period of time depending on the glue used permanently installed mobile appendages ensuring that there is a slight clearance for free movement of friction . During drying maneuver the pieces to make sure everything runs smoothly. If epoxy clean the excess glue with paper. Do not use acetone.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN. CONTROL HORN M3 SCREW. Epoxy. M3 Lock nut. Install the elevator control horn using the same method as same as the aileron control horns. Aluminum washer. 2 sets. Aluminum washer. M3x45mm Control horn M3 Aluminum washer. 18mm Epoxy. Horizontal Stabilizer. Epoxy. Elevator. Aluminum washer. Wing bottom. M3 Lock nut. Epoxy. Horizontal Stabilizer. Aileron control horn. Aileron 18mm. FLAP CONTROL HORN. Repeat the process for the flap control horn. Flap control horn.
RUDDER CONTROL HORN. ENGINE MOUNT INSTALLATION. Using the same techniques used aileron control horn. See picture below. See below pictures. Make yourself the template of your engine on paper. 2 sets. . M4x30mm M3x45mm Mark and drill 4 holes for engine mount. Insert 4 blind nuts to firewall. Control horn M3 Thread locker glue. Aluminum washer. Epoxy. Fuselage Rudder Aluminum washer. M3 Lock nut. Epoxy. Fuselage Rudder. 18mm INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY. Rudder control horn.
2) Using a modeling knife, cut one length of silicon fuel line. Connect one end of the line to the weighted fuel pick up and the other end to the nylon pick up tube. 3) Carefully bend the second nylon tube up at a 45º angle. This tube is the vent tube. Important: When the stopper assembly is installed in the tank, the top of the vent tube should rest just below the top surface of the tank. It should not toch the top of the tank. 4) Test fit the stopper assembly into the tank.
Fuel tank. MOUNTING THE ENGINE. 1) Install the pushrod housing through the predrilled hole in the firewall and into the servo compartment. The pushrod housing should protrude 1/4” out past the front of the firewall. Make a Z-Bend 1/4” from one end of the plain wire pushrod. 2) Place your engine onto the engine mount. Adjust the engine is centered of the adges of the engine case. 3) When you are satisfied with the alignment, mark the location of the engine mounting. C/A glue. 4) Remove the engine.
Pushrod. Machine screw M4x30mm COWLING. 1) Slide the fiberglass cowl over the engine and line up the back edge of the cowl with the marks you made on the fuselage then trim and cut as shown. Trim and cut. Because of the size of the cowl, it may be necessary to use a needle valve extension for the high speed needle valve. Make this out of sufficient length 1.5mm wire and install it into the end of the needle valve. Secure the wire in place by tightening the set screw in the side of the needle valve.
Machine screw M3x10mm Aluminum spacers. M5 Nut M6x120mm. Aluminum tube. Electric Conversion ( Ep Power) (OPTION). Blind nut. M6x120mm Diameter = 5.
Electric motor. C/A glue. 1 155mm 4 sets. Aluminum tube. B Battery. Aluminum spacers. A Aluminum tube. B B B B Remove top hatch. M4x15mm Electric motor.
SPINNER INSTALLATION. Install the spinner backplate, propeller and spinner cone. The propeller should not touch any part of the spinner cone. If it does, use a sharp modeling knife and carefully trim away the spinner cone where the propeller comes in contact with it. Rudder servo. Throttle servo. Steering servo arm. Retract servo. Cut. INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE SERVOS. Because the size of servos differ, you may need to adjust the size of the precut . opening in the mount.
INSTALLING THE SWITCH. Rudder. Throttle servo arm. Install the switch into the precut hole in the side of fuselage. Steering servo. Retract servo. 2 Switch. SERVO GEAR INSTALLATION. THROTTLE - RETRACT SERVO ARM INSTALLATION. Install adjustable servo connector in the servo arm as same as picture below: Loctite secure. Adjustable servo connector. Servo for retractable only. 1 Diameter = 2mm Servo arm. Servo arm. Adjustable servo connector. 2 Loctite secure.
1 Remove covering. Wing bottom. M3x15mm Electric wire. PUSHROD INSTALLATION. 2 135mm 1 145mm GEAR INSTALLATION.
Open Position servo arm. Close Position 25mm. servo arm. 12mm.
INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS. Servos . Installing the aileron servo in place using the same techniques used to flap servo. Small weight . String. Small weight. Thread Wing rib. Wing. Small weight. Small weight. String. String. Attach the string to the servo lead and carefully thread it though the wing. AILERON PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION. Wing. 90mm. M3 clevis. Aileron. M3 lock nut. 110mm Wing. Wing. Aileron. 16 Aileron AILERON PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION.
WING ASSEMBLY. Wing. Aluminum tube diameter = 19x 806 mm M3 lock nut. Masking tape. Aileron. Repeat the proccedure for the other wing. INSTALLING THE FLAP PUSHROD. Repeat the procedure for flap pushrod as same as aileron pushrod. Epoxy M3 lock nut. Masking tape.
WING TIP INSTALLATION. Remove the covering. Remove the covering. Epoxy. Epoxy. 18 INSTALLING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
INSTALLING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. Pen. Epoxy. Epoxy. Pen. Remove the covering.
Metal clevis. M3 lock nut. Epoxy. Contro horn. Elevator pushrod. M2 lock nut. ELEVATOR - RUDDER PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION. 1) Elevator and rudder pushrod assembly follow pictures below. 2) Install servos arm to servos. Notice the position of the servo arms on the servos. See picture below. M2 clevis. Attach to servo arm in fuselage. 20 Rudder pushrod. M3 clevis. M3 lock nut. 155mm M2 Lock nut. Attach to elevator - rudder control horn.
Elevator. Stearing servo. Throttle. Rudder servo. Cable pull pull system. MOUNTING THE NOSE WHEEL. Wheel. 3 See picture below. 3 3 2 1 3 3 Wheel. Landing gear.
2 M3x15mm. 1 Pull-Pull cable stearing. 2 2 Stearing servo. Rudder. Pull-Pull cable stearing. Throttle. 2 INSTALLING THE BATTERY. Tie wrap. 1 22 Battery.
Battery. Plastic screw. 45mm OPTIONAL PARTS INSTALLING. INSTALLATION PILOT. .
Receiver. 363mm Tie wrap. 180mm ATTACHMENT WING- FUSELAGE. Bolt the wing to fuselage. 5mm 5mm A M2x6mm Wing bolt. INSTALLING THE RECEIVER. 1) Plug the servo leads and the switch lead into the receiver. Plug the battery pack lead into the switch also. 2) Wrap the receiver and battery pack in the protective foam rubber to protect them from vibration. A C/A glue.
BALANCING. CONTROL THROWS. 1) It is critical that your airplane be balanced correctly. Improper balance will cause your plane to lose control and crash. The center of gravity is locate back from the leading edge of the wing, measured at wing ROOT. 1) We highly recommend setting up the PILATUS PC 9 using the control throws listed at right. We have listed control throws for both Low Rate (initial test flying/sport flying) (aerobatic flying).
MAIDEN FLY. We will not give you any instructions in this part. This is not the role of a manufacturer and it would be unrealistic and even dangerous to think we can make adjustments prior to first flight just by reading a document. It necessarily requires a minimum of experience and you must get closer to a driver or experienced trainer. This will verify the magnitude and direction of the control and various other settings. Also good battery recharging, fuel quality and other studio and field accessories.
