Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 3)

Y
o
ur Cessna 182 Skylane is not a to
y,
b
u
t
rather a sophisticated, w
o
rking model that func-
tions v
e
ry
m
uch lik
e an actual air
plane
.
Because of its realistic perf
or
mance
, the
Skylane
, if not assemb
led and oper
ated correct-
ly
, could possib
ly cause injur
y
to y
ourself or
spectators and damage proper
ty
.
T
o
make y
our R/C modeling e
xperience
totall
y
enjo
y
a
b
le
, we recommend that y
ou g
e
t
e
xperienced, kno
wledg
eab
le help with
assemb
ly
and during y
our fir
st flights
. Y
ou’ll
lear
n f
aster and a
v
oid r
isking y
our model bef
ore
y
ou’
re tr
uly ready to solo
. Y
our local hob
b
y
shop
has inf
or
mation about flying clubs in y
our area
whose membership includes qualified instr
uctors
.
Y
ou can also contact the national Academ
y of
Model Aeronautics (AMA), which has more than 2,500 char
tered clubs across the countr
y
.
Instr
uctor tr
aining prog
rams and insured ne
wcom-
er tr
aining are a
vailab
le through an
y one of them.
Contact the AMA at the address or toll-free
phone n
u
mber belo
w
.
Academ
y of Model Aer
onautics
5151 East Memor
ial Dr
iv
e
Muncie
, IN 47302
(800) 435-9262
Thank y
ou f
or purchasing the
T
op Flite
GOLD
EDITION
Cessna 182 Skylane
.
The T
op Flite 182 Skylane mak
es an e
x
cel-
lent spor
t scale competition aircr
aft. Its large
siz
e and accur
ate scale outline aff
ord the oppor-
tunity f
or the scale b
uilder to
go all out
with the
surf
ace details and finish. With the ab
undance of
Cessna 182s in air
por
ts around the w
o
rld, find-
ing a full-scale plane to document and duplicate for competition shouldn’t present a prob
lem.
The T
op Flite Cessna 182 has demonstr
ated
flight char
acter
istics r
arely f
ound in an
y scale
model. An
y
one who has mastered a tr
ainer with
ailerons should be ab
le to fly this model
with a high le
v
e
l of proficiency from the first
flight. It handles v
e
ry
m
uch lik
e a full-siz
e
Cessna—
smooth and predictab
le
. Our 11 pound
prototype w
as flo
wn with an O
. S
. .61SF
2-strok
e and 12 x 6 prop throughout m
uch of its
flight testing. This combination pro
vided more
than ample po
w
er f
o
r all nor
mal flight maneuv
ers
and aerobatics
.
Because of its 81” wingspan, the T
op Flite
Cessna 182 is eligib
le to be entered at IMAA
*
e
v
ents
. In order to be IMAA
-legal,
some of the
control components and hardw
are ma
y need to
be replaced to conf
or
m to Giant Scale r
ules
e
v
en though
this
model does not require hea
vy
duty hookups
.
The coc
kpit inter
ior has been engineered to
be free of obstr
uctions
, ser
v
os and pushrods
.
This f
eature pro
vides the modeler with the space
to b
uild a scale inter
ior with front and rear seats
,
baggage compar
tment, and full figure pilot.
Sim
u
lated F
o
wler Flaps allo
w beautifully slo
w
approaches and landings
. Half flap tak
eoffs
require less g
round roll to rotate and allo
w a f
air-
ly steep climb o
v
er obstacles
.
The nose of this model has been engineered
to allo
w y
ou to completely hide most 2-strok
e
engines in the recommended r
ange
. A T
op Flite
2-strok
e m
uffler with headers to fit se
v
e
ral of the
recommended engines ha
v
e
been specifically
designed f
or and tested in the Skylane and other
T
op Flite models
. This m
u
ffler pro
vides good
sound reduction while fitting entirely inside the co
wling. More inf
or
mation on the recommended
engines and related items can be f
ound in the
Engine Selection Section
on page 4.
*
IMAA is the
Inter
national Miniature Aircr
aft
Association
, an organization that promotes
non-competitiv
e flying of giant scale models
.
IMAA
Inter
national Miniature Aircr
aft Association
205 S
. Hilldale Road
Salina, KS 67401
Please inspect all par
ts carefull
y bef
ore
star
ting to b
uild! If an
y par
ts are missing,
br
oken or def
ective
, or if y
ou ha
ve an
y ques-
tions about b
uilding or fl
ying this model,
please call us at (217) 398-8970 and we’
ll be
glad to help. If y
ou are calling f
or replace-
ment par
ts, please look up the par
t n
u
mber
s
and the kit identification n
u
mber (stamped
on the end of the car
ton) and ha
ve them
read
y when calling.
INTR
ODUCTION
PR
O
TECT Y
OUR MODEL,
Y
OURSELF & O
THERS –
FOLLO
W THIS IMPOR-
T
ANT
SAFETY PRECA
UTION
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