Great Planes Fokker Dr-1 60 ARF - GPMA1380 - Manual (Page 26)

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1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver and center the trims.
If necessary, remove the servo arms from the servos and
reposition them so they are centered. Reinstall the screws that
hold on the servo arms.
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2. With the transmitter and receiver still on, check all the
control surfaces to see if they are centered. If necessary, adjust
the clevises on the pushrods to center the control surfaces.
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3. Make certain that the control surfaces and the
carburetor respond in the correct direction as shown in the
diagram. If any of the controls respond in the wrong direction,
use the servo reversing switches in the transmitter to reverse
the servos connected to those controls. Be certain the control
surfaces have remained centered. Adjust if necessary.
Use a Great Planes AccuThrow (or a ruler) to accurately
measure and set the control throw of each control surface as
indicated in the chart that follows. If your radio does not have
dual rates, we recommend setting the throws between the
low rate and the high rate. NOTE: The throws are measured
at the widest part of the elevators, rudder and ailerons.
IMPORTANT: The Fokker Dr. I ARF has been extensively
flown and tested to arrive at the throws at which it flies
best. Flying your model at these throws will provide you
with the greatest chance for successful first flights. If, after
you have become accustomed to the way the Fokker Dr. I
ARF flies, you would like to change the throws to suit your
taste, that is fine. However, too much control throw could
make the model difficult to control, so remember, “more is
not always better.”
These are the recommend control surface throws:
High Rate Low Rate
ELEVATOR: 1" [25mm] up 3/4" [19mm] up
1" [25mm] down 3/4" [19mm] down
RUDDER: 1-3/4" [44mm] right 1-1/4" [32mm] right
1-3/4" [44mm] left 1-1/4" [32mm] left
AILERONS: 3/4" [19mm] up 1/2" [13mm] up
3/4" [19mm] down 1/2" [13mm] down
Set the Control Throws
CARBURETOR WIDE OPEN
RUDDER MOVES RIGHT
LEFT AILERON MOVES DOWN
RIGHT AILERON MOVES UP
ELEVATORS MOVE UP
4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER
(STANDARD MODE 2)
4-CHANNEL RADIO SETUP
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
Check the Control Directions
GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY
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