Great Planes Venus 40 ARF - GPMA1025 - Manual (Page 21)

3. Position the decals on the model as seen on the box
cover. Holding the decal down, use a paper towel to wipe
most of the water away.
4. Use a piece of soft balsa or something similar to
squeegee remaining water from under the decal. Apply the
rest of the decals the same way.
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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 secure 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 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 Accu-Throw (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
somewhere between the low rate and the high rate setting.
Note: The throws are measured at the widest part of the
elevators, rudder and ailerons.
IMPORTANT: The Great Planes Venus 40 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 Great Planes Venus 40 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 recommended control surface throws:
High Rate Low Rate
ELEVATOR: 7/16" [11mm] up 1/4" [6.5mm] up
9/16" [14mm] down 3/8" [9.5mm] down
RUDDER: 1-5/8" [41mm] right 1" [25m] right
1-5/8" [41mm] left 1" [25mm] left
AILERONS: 5/16" [8mm] up 3/16" [5mm] up
5/16" [8mm] down 3/16" [5mm] down
Set the Control Throws
4-CHANNEL TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL RADIO SET-UP
(STANDARD MODE 2)
TRANSMITTER
4-CHANNEL
ELEVATOR MOVES UP
RIGHT AILERON MOVES UP
LEFT AILERON MOVES DOWN
RUDDER MOVES RIGHT
CARBURETOR WIDE OPEN
Check the Control Directions
GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY
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