Top Flite TOPA1010 - Manual (Page 3)

In addition to joining a control line club
, w
e
strongly
recommend y
ou join the AMA (Academ
y of Model
Aeronautics).
AMA membership is required to fly at
AMA sanctioned clubs
.Among other benefits
, the AMA
pro
vides insur
ance to its members who fly at
sanctioned sites and e
vents
.
Additionally
, tr
aining
prog
rams and instr
uctors are a
vailab
le at AMA club
sites to help y
ou get star
ted the r
ight w
a
y.
Contact the
AMA at the f
ollo
wing address or toll-free phone n
umber
:
Academ
y of Model Aer
onautics
5151 East Memor
ial Dr
iv
e
Muncie
, IN 47302-9252
T
e
le
.
(800) 435-9262
F
ax (765) 741-0057
Or via the Inter
net at:
h
ttp://www
.modelaircr
aft.org
ENGINE & LINE
RECOMMEND
A
T
IONS
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQ
UIRED
Har
d
ware & Accessories
F
ollo
wing is a list of hardw
are and accessor
ies
required to finish the
T
op Flite Control Line
T
utor II
ARF
.
Order n
umbers are pro
vided in parentheses
.
❏
3' [900mm] Std silicone fuel tubing (GPMQ4131)
❏
Control lines
, .018" x 70' (SULP2636)
❏
1/4" [6mm]
White str
iping tape (GPMQ1610)
❏
Line connectors
, Large
, 50lb test (SULP2949)
❏
Standard INST
A JUST handle (SULP2866)
Adhesives & Building Supplies In addition to common hob
b
y
tools and household
tools
, this is the
“shor
t list”
of the most impor
tant items
required to b
u
ild the
T
op Flite
T
u
tor II ARF
.
Great
Planes
®
Pr
o
™
CA
and
Epo
xy
glue are recommended.
❏
Great Planes 1/2 oz.
Thin Pro CA (GPMR6001)
❏
Great Planes Pro 30-min
u
te epo
xy (GPMR6047)
❏
Great Planes
Threadloc
k
e
r
™
thread-loc
king
cement (GPMR6060)
❏
Hob
bico
®
#1 Hob
b
y
knif
e (HCAR0105)
❏
Hob
bico #11 Blades (5-pac
k HCAR0211, or 100-
pac
k HCAR0311)
❏
Dr
ill bits:
1/16" [1.6mm], 5/64" [2mm], 3/32"
[2.4mm], 1/8" [3.2mm], 9/64" [3.6mm]
❏
Small metal file
❏
Great Planes Stic
k-on segmented lead
w
e
ights (GPMQ4485)
❏
Hob
bico Medium
T
-pins (100, HCAR5150)
❏
Sandpaper assor
tment
Optional Supplies &
T
ools
These are some of the items used while b
uilding the
T
utor II ARF that are not absolutely necessar
y,
b
u
t
are mentioned in the man
ual.
❏
T
op Flite P
anel line pen (T
OPQ2510)
❏
Hob
bico CA applicator tips (HCAR3780)
❏
Great Planes CA debonder (GPMR6039)
❏
Great Planes Pro 6-min
u
te epo
xy (GPMR6045)
❏
Great Planes Epo
xy br
ushes (6, GPMR8060)
❏
Great Planes Mixing stic
ks (50, GPMR8055)
❏
Great Planes Mixing cups (GPMR8056)
❏
Hob
bico Builder’
s
T
riangle Set (HCAR0480)
❏
Hob
bico Cur
v
ed-tip canop
y scissors f
or tr
imming
plastic par
ts (HCAR0667)
❏
Denatured alcohol (f
or epo
xy clean up)
❏
Bulk K
e
vlar cab
le 30' [9m] (SULQ3223)
❏
Great Planes CG Machine
™
(GPMR2400)
❏
T
op Flite Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer
™
(T
OPQ5700)
❏
Rotar
y
T
ool such as Dremel
®
❏
Great Planes Doub
le-sided Ser
v
o
T
ape 1" x 3'
[25x915mm] (GPMQ4442)
Co
vering T
ools
❏
21st Centur
y
®
(CO
VR2700) or
T
op Flite MonoK
ote
®
sealing iron (T
OPR2100)
❏
21st Centur
y (CO
VR2702) or
T
op Flite Hot Soc
k
™
iron co
v
er (T
OPR2175)
A .40-.46 [5.5-7.5cc] siz
ed control line engine is
required f
or this plane to achie
v
e its potential.
Cr
isp maneuv
ers will not be possib
le with an
under
po
w
ered engine
.
Stepping abo
v
e
the
recommended engine r
ange ma
y negativ
ely
influence the flight char
acter
istics and stability of
the
T
utor II.
Theref
ore
, f
or maxim
um enjo
yment w
e
recommend sta
ying in the engine r
ange specified.
Also
, due to the speed and siz
e of this plane
, w
e
recommend flying on 65-70ft [20-22m] lines
.
Shor
ter lines will increase the speed at which the
pilot tur
ns and maneuv
ers will ha
v
e
to be
e
x
ecuted m
uch more quic
kly
.
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