Great Planes G-44 Widgeon Seaplane EP ARF - GPMA1151 - Manual (Page 17)

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8. Glue one end of the rubber band inside the fuselage
with CA glue. After the glue has hardened glue the rubber
band to the hatch cover. This works as a shock cord and will
prevent you from losing the hatch cover in strong choppy
water. For added security we have included a 1/4" x 2" x 2"
[6mm x 52mm x 52mm] piece of foam. Glue this inside the
cover between the formers with Foam Safe CA glue or fi ve
minute epoxy. This will allow the cover to fl oat if it should ever
become disconnected from the fuselage.
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9. From the 8" [203mm] adhesive backed Velcro cut a piece
approximately 3-1/2" [89mm] long. Place the more rigid half
of the Velcro onto the plywood (the fuzzy side of the Velcro
will be applied to the battery). Insert the non-adhesive Velcro
strip through the slots in the plywood plate.
10. Turn the transmitter on and set the throttle stick to idle.
Then, install the battery and plug it into the parallel connector
that the two speed controls are plugged into.
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10. Cut another 1-1/2" length of adhesive Velcro. Apply
the softer, fuzzy side to the receiver and place the opposite
side on the plywood plate inside of the fuselage as shown.
Now is a good time to plug all of the servos into the receiver.
Install a Y-connector into the receiver for the ailerons. Place
the wing onto the fuselage and plug the ailerons into the