Great Planes PT-E Trainer Electric Kit - GPMA0110 - Manual (Page 32)

D 5 Slit the covering on the elevator in the areas of
the hinge slots NOTE: You can find the hinge slots
by holding the elevator against the stab T E and
marking the location of the hinges NOTE: For the
next step you'll need the following 30-mmute epoxy,
a plastic soda straw, rubbing alcohol and some tis-
sues
D 6 Mix up a batch of 30-mmute epoxy Force some
epoxy up into a soda straw by pushing the straw into
the puddle of epoxy several times Pinch the end of
the soda straw and insert it approximately 1/16' into
one of the elevator hinge slots Squeeze the straw
to force epoxy into the hinge slot Repeat this process
to get epoxy into all of the elevator hinge slots, then
push the elevator onto the hinges Carefully wipe
away all excess epoxy with a tissue dampened with
alcohol Do not disturb the elevator until the epoxy
has fully hardened__
MOUNT THE FIN
D 1 Hold the fin in place on the stabilizer and line it
up with the marks you previously made Check to
make sure the fin is perpendicular to the stab, using
a draftsman's triangle or a carpenter's square Apply
a couple drops of thin CA to tack glue the fin in
place
D 2 Double check the fin alignment (it must line up
with the fuselage centerline), then apply thin CA
all along the fin/stab joint Also glue the bottom of
the fin TE to the fuselage tail post, and glue the
front of the fin L E to F-6
TRIAL FIT THE MOTOR BATTERY
D 1 Cut several pieces of 1/4" foam rubber and glue
them to the inside of the battery compartment in the
locations shown on the plan Don't forget the piece
of foam that goes on the hatch, as this is the piece
that holds the battery up in the compartment
D 2 Insert your 6 or 7 cell 1200 mAh motor battery
through the hatch opening and into the battery com-
partment to check the fit Add or remove foam rubber
as necessary for a good snug fit
COVERING
D 1 Preparation: Before covering, make a final
thorough check to make sure the entire model has
been sanded smooth The covering material probably
will not hide imperfections in your structure, so now
is the time to fix them Then vacuum the model dust
free, using a soft brush attachment on your vacuum
cleaner Finally vacuum your entire work area until
it is dust-free Remove the hatch, rudder, elevator,
hinges, radio, batteries, servos, pushrods, motor,
switch harness and landing gear from your model
D 2 Using Top Flite "Super Monokote" (we used
white and metallic blue on our prototypes) or any
other good quality covering film and following the
manufacturer's instructions, cover your model in the
following sequence
COVER THE FUSELAGE
D 1 Stab TE (previously done)
D 2 Elevator bottom (previously done)
D 3 Elevator top (previously done)
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