Great Planes Shoestring GP/EP ARF - GPMA1328 - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................. 3
DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE ........................................ 3
Radio
Equipment ....................................................... 3
Power System Recommendations ............................. 3
Propeller ..................................................................... 4
Batteries and Charger ................................................ 4
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED .................................... 4
Required Hardware and Accessories ........................ 4
Adhesives and Building Supplies ............................... 4
Optional Supplies and Tools ....................................... 4
Building Stand ............................................................ 5
IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES ...................................... 5
ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS .............................. 5
KIT INSPECTION .............................................................. 6
PREPARATIONS ............................................................... 7
ASSEMBLE THE WINGS .................................................. 7
ASSEMBLE THE TAIL SECTION ..................................... 9
INSTALL THE TAIL SERVOS AND PUSHRODS ............ 12
ASSEMBLE & INSTALL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR .. 13
INSTALL THE POWER SYSTEM .................................... 15
Glow Engine Installation .......................................... 15
Brushless Motor Installation ..................................... 18
FINISH THE MODEL ....................................................... 21
APPLY THE DECALS ..................................................... 23
GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY ................................ 23
Install and Operate the Motor Battery ...................... 23
Check the Control Directions ................................... 24
Set the Control Throws ............................................ 25
Balance the Model (C.G.)......................................... 25
Balance the Model Laterally ..................................... 26
PREFLIGHT .................................................................... 26
Identify
Your Model ................................................... 26
Charge the Batteries ................................................ 26
Balance Propellers ................................................... 26
Ground Check .......................................................... 26
Range Check ........................................................... 26
ENGINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................. 27
LITHIUM BATTERY HANDLING AND USAGE .............. 27
AMA SAFETY CODE ...................................................... 27
CHECK LIST ................................................................... 28
FLYING ............................................................................ 28
Fuel Mixture Adjustments ........................................ 29
Takeoff ..................................................................... 29
Flight ........................................................................ 29
Landing .................................................................... 29
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the Great Planes
Shoestring .46 ARF! This beautiful, fi berglass fuselage
model follows on the success of Great Planes’ larger,
.60-sized version. Much of the typical ARF building work has
been completed at the factory, leaving only the fi nal steps
needed to get you airborne quickly. Even a pilot comes
already installed!
You‘ll enjoy sport performance with a .46-size engine, or
experience scale-like speeds that recall the Cleveland Air
Races with a .55. Accommodations have also been made
for installing a brushless power system. A magnetic canopy
hatch makes radio access and battery changes a breeze!
The two-piece wing with a lightweight, carbon wing tube
allows for easy transport.
For the latest technical updates or manual corrections to the
Shoestring .46 ARF visit the Great Planes web site at www.
greatplanes.com. Open the “Airplanes” link, then select the
Shoestring .46 ARF. If there is new technical information or
changes to this model a “tech notice” box will appear in the
upper left corner of the page.
AMA
If you are not already a member of the AMA, please join!
The AMA is the governing body of model aviation and
membership provides liability insurance coverage, protects
modelers’ rights and interests and is required to fl y at most
R/C sites.
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5151 East Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN 47302
Tele: (800) 435-9262
Fax (765) 741-0057
Or via the Internet at:
http://www.modelaircraft.org
IMPORTANT!!! Two of the most important things you can do
to preserve the radio controlled aircraft hobby are to avoid
fl ying near full-scale aircraft and avoid fl ying near or over
groups of people.