User Manual

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36. Included with your Edge are a set of Side Force Generators (SFGs) along with 2 clear spacers to be
installed between the SFGs and wing tip to prevent them from interfering with aileron movement. They
are to be installed using the supplied white thumb screws threaded through the holes in the SFG, through
the clear spacer and into the pre-installed blind nuts in the wing tip.
37. The canopy is attached to the fuselage using the 2 spring loaded latches in the rear of the canopy and
two of our new Carbon Lock canopy latches in the middle of the canopy. Apply slight down pressure to
the canopy when engaging the Carbon Lock canopy latches.
This completes the assembly of the 85" Edge 540T. As a final step clean the entire aircraft with glass
cleaner, apply your choice of graphics, then apply a coat of spray-on wax and buff the finish to a high
gloss with a micro fiber cloth. My favorite product for this is Eagle One Wet Wax AS-U-DRY, available
in the automotive section of most Wal-Marts, K-marts, Sears, Targets, etc. People often ask me at trade
shows how I get the planes to look so shiny, this is my method.
Set-up and trimming
Besides basic assembly, this is the most important part of preparing your airplane for flight. It can also
be the most time consuming, but once your plane is properly dialed in you will agree it was time well
spent.
The range for the center of gravity begins at 6 inches from the leading edge of the wing measured at the
root and extends back .75"
One of the best ways to fine tune the CG for your aircraft is the 45 degree line test. Fly the aircraft in
front of you from left to right (or right to left if you prefer) at full throttle. Pull the aircraft into a 45
degree up line and establish this line. Roll the aircraft inverted, neutralize the elevator and pay close
attention to what the plane does. Ideally the plane will continue on this line for several hundred feet
before it starts to slowly level off. If the airplane immediately drops the nose and dives toward the ground
it is nose heavy. If it begins to climb inverted toward the gear it is tail heavy. There is no need to have the
Edge excessively tail heavy to perform 3D maneuvers.