Great Planes PT-E Trainer Electric Kit - GPMA0110 - Manual (Page 31)

MOUNT THE ELEVATOR
COMPLETE THE STRUCTURE
TRIAL FIT THE WING IN THE SADDLE
NOTE: This section requires that you begin covering
your airplane. Before doing so, please study the in-
structions that are provided with the covering mate-
rial.
D 1. Using your T-bar sander, sand the wing saddle
area to approximately the same angle as the wing.
D 2. Use a sanding block to lightly sand the ends of
the 1/4" hardwood wing hold-down dowels to re-
move the sharp cut edges.
D 3. Insert these dowels into the holes in the fuselage
(do not glue). NOTE: If the dowels fit too tightly,
enlarge the holes with a 1/4" or 17/64" drill bit.
D 4. Lay the wing in the saddle and hold it down with
two #63 rubber bands* (provided). Check the fit
of the wing in the saddle. It should rest snugly and
evenly onto the saddle. If not, sand the saddle slightly
for a good fit. *NOTE: When actually flying your
PT-Electric, you must use SIX #63 rubber bands
for wing hold-down.
D 5. Measure down from both wing tips to your flat
building surface. If the measurements differ by more
than 1/8", you must sand the wing saddle slightly
until the measurements are the same.
D 1. Cut a 3/4" x 18" strip of covering material (Top
Flite "Super Monokote" or similar). Iron this strip
to the stabilizer trailing edge, overlapping equally
onto the top and bottom of the stab.
D 2. Using an Xacto knife, slit the covering in the areas
of the hinge slots. NOTE: You can find the hinge
slots by holding the elevator against the stab T.E.
D 3. Now cover the entire elevator by covering the
bottom first, then the top.
D 4. Insert the hinges into the slits in the stabilizer
trailing edge, and glue these hinges to the stab by
applying thin CA glue around the hinges. Wait a
few minutes, then grasp each hinge and pull to make
sure the glue has penetrated and bonded the hinge
to the wood.
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