Top Flite TOPA1010 - Manual (Page 2)

T
ABLE OF CONTENTS
INTR
ODUCTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
IMPOR
T
ANT SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
. . . . . . . 2
ENGINE & LINE RECOMMEND
A
TIONS
. . . . . . 3
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQ
UIRED
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardw
are & Accessor
ies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Adhesiv
es & Building Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . 3
Optional Supplies &
T
ools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Co
v
e
ring
T
ools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
KIT INSPECTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ORDERING REPLA
CEMENT P
A
R
T
S
. . . . . . . . . 4
IMPOR
T
A
NT B
U
ILDING NO
TES
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
KIT CONTENTS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
B
U
ILDING INSTR
UCTIONS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Assemb
le the Main
Wing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Install the Hor
iz
ontal Stab
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attach the Ele
v
a
tors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Attach the Fin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Install the Flaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connect the Flap Pushrod
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect the Ele
v
ator Pushrod
. . . . . . . . . . 10
LANDING GEAR INST
ALLA
TION
. . . . . . . . . . 11
Install the Main Gear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Install the
T
a
il Gear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ENGINE INST
ALLA
TION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FUEL T
ANK
INST
ALLA
TION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Assemb
le the Fuel
T
ank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mount the Fuel
T
ank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FINAL DET
AILS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Control Surf
ace Chec
k
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mount the Canop
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Apply the Decals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
GET
THE MODEL READ
Y
T
O
FL
Y
. . . . . . . . . . 15
Balance the Model (C
.G.)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Balance the Propeller
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Engine Chec
k
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Control Chec
k
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjustab
le Leadouts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ENGINE SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
. . . . . . . . . . 16
AMA SAFETY CODE (e
xcerpt)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Gener
al
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Control Line
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CHECK LIST
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FL
YING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preflight
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
T
a
k
eoff
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Landing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
AMA STUNT MANEUVERS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
INTR
ODUCTION
Cong
ratulations and thank y
ou f
or purchasing the
T
op Flite Control Line
T
u
tor II ARF
.
Reincar
nated
and enlarged from or
iginal
T
op Flite plans
, the
T
utor
II ARF is a perf
ect w
a
y to get into beginner stunt
flying without the initial time and mone
y commitment
required f
or toda
y’
s kit-b
uilt stunters
.
And if y
ou plan
to just dab
b
le in control line
, the
T
u
tor II ARF has the
perf
ect b
lend of maneuv
er
ability and stability to get
y
ou into the air with minimal assistance from an
e
xper
ienced fly
er
.
1.
Y
our
T
op Flite
T
utor II ARF should not be considered
a to
y, b
ut r
a
ther a w
o
rking model that functions lik
e a
full-siz
e air
plane
.
B
ecause of its perf
or
mance
capabilities
, the
T
u
tor II ARF
, if not assemb
led and
oper
ated correctly
, could possib
ly cause injur
y to
yourself 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
a
b
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 str
aight, tr
ue and strong.
4.
Y
ou m
ust use control lines that are in first-class
condition with appropr
iate length and diameter
.
Use a
correctly siz
ed engine and components throughout the
b
uilding process
.
5.
Y
ou m
ust correctly install all pushrods and other
components so that the model oper
ates correctly on the
g
round and in the air
.
6.
Y
ou m
ust chec
k the oper
ation of the model bef
ore
e
ver
y flight to insure that all equipment is oper
ating and
that the model has remained str
uctur
ally sound.
7.
If y
ou are not already an e
xper
ienced control line
pilot, y
ou should fly the model only with the help of a
competent, e
xper
ienced control line pilot.
8.
While this kit has been flight tested to e
xceed nor
mal
use
, if the plane will be used f
or e
xtremely high stress
flying, such as r
acing, the modeler is responsib
le f
o
r
taking steps to reinf
orce the high stress points
.
Remember:
T
ake y
our time and f
ollo
w the
instructions to end up with a well-b
uilt model that is
straight and true
.
If y
ou ha
ve
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
you’
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
xper
ienced pilots
.
Note:
W
e
, as the kit man
uf
acturer
, pro
vide y
ou with
a top quality
, thoroughly tested kit and instr
uctions
,
b
u
t ultimately the quality and fly
ability of y
our
finished model depends on ho
w y
ou b
uild it;
theref
ore
, w
e
cannot in an
y w
a
y guar
antee the
perf
or
mance of y
our completed model, and no
representations are e
xpressed or implied as to the
perf
or
mance or saf
ety of y
our completed model.
PR
O
TECT Y
OUR
MODEL,
Y
OURSELF & O
THERS
FOLLO
W THESE
IMPOR
T
ANT
SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
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