User Manual

7.3 Your receiver battery(s) can be mounted in a variety of locations depending on your

balance needs. Regardless of where you mount your batteries it is vital that they are very

secure with no possibility of coming loose. Use double sided velcro to hold the batteries from

sliding around and then use zip ties or velcro straps to secure them tightly in place.

7.4 Servo and battery leads are the life blood of your aircraft. Make sure all wires are top

quality and connectors are tight and display no loose pins or frayed wires. Servo clips are

provided in the kit for your convenience. These servo clips can even be glued to the wood

structure using CA if desired.

7.5 Check all radio programming and control surface operations thouroughly before your initial

flight. Check your radio range according to the radio manufacturer’s instructions both with the

engine off and running.

8 Balancing and Pre-Flight

Most state of the art aerobatic aircraft allow for a wide margin for balancing depending on what

level of precision or freestyle the pilot prefers. To perform properly without being too pitch

sensitive, you must not go too aft on the CG. We recommends an initial CG setting of 96-

110mm(3.8-4.3inches) behind the leading edge of the wing at the root. More experienced

pilots may want to set the CG further aft for more 3D capability. Varying weights of motor and

radio gear will dictate how you should install each.

Note: The best way to check your balance is to trim for level flight at about 1/2 to 3/4 throttle

and then roll inverted. The aircraft should maintain level flight with very little to no down

elevator input. If the aircraft climbs when inverted then you’ve probably got your CG too far aft.

If the nose drops more than slightly, then you are most likely nose heavy.

Recommended control surface deflections:

Low Rate High Rate

Elevator 20 degrees 45-55 degrees

Rudder 25 degrees 40-50 degrees

Ailerons 25 degrees 40-50 degrees