Great Planes Big Stik 60 ARF MonoKote - GPMA1221 - Manual (Page 8)

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12. Turn the wing right side up. Position the MonoKote-
covered wing bolt plate centered on the wing and flush with its
trailing edge. Draw a line around the bolt plate. Remove the
bolt plate. Using a hobby knife and being careful to cut ONLY
the covering, cut 1/8" inside the lines you just drew and remove
the covering where the wing bolt plate will go. Using medium
CA, glue the non-covered side of the bolt plate to the wing.
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13. Turn the wing upside-down. Using the hole through
the bottom of the wing as a guide, drill two 1/4" [6 mm] holes
through the wing.
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14. Using the two 1/4"x20 nylon wing bolts and the
built-in leading edge tab, mount the wing to the fuselage.
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1. Remove the elevators from the stabilizer (there is only
tape holding them in place). Lay the plane upside down and
place the horizontal stabilizer into position. Check the
alignment as shown in the photo. Note: The plane is shown
right side up in the photo. Yours should be inverted.
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2. Stand back 8 to 10 feet [2.5 to 3 meters] and view the
model from the front and rear. The stabilizer tips should be
equally spaced above the wing tips. If not, lightly sand the
high side of the stabilizer saddle to correct the problem.
Work slowly and check the alignment often.
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3. When the alignment looks good, mark the outline of the
fuselage onto the top of the stabilizer. Remove the stabilizer
and trim the covering about 1/16" [2 mm] inside of the lines,
being very careful not to cut into the underlying wood. Note:
Use a new knife blade to insure virtually no pressure is
required to cut through the covering. Re-check your alignment
and glue the stabilizer to the fuselage with 6-minute epoxy.
INSTALL THE TAIL COMPONENTS
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