Set-Up; Flying Hints; Balance - THUNDER TIGER Fun Tiger Extra Assembly Instructions Manual

SET-UP

Low Throttle/Low Throttle Trim
High Throttle/Mid Throttle Trim
Initially, set-up the throws for your control
surface as indicated in the following chart. They
are measured at the rearmost point of each con-
trol surface. Of course, make sure transmitter
command directions correspond with surface
movement; i.e., up is up and right is right!
Non-computer radios:
Lo Rate
Aileron: 3/4" Up/Dn
Elevator: 1" Up/Dn
Rudder: 1-1/4" Rt/Lt
Computer radio notes: Engage flapperon mix-
ing and mix flaps with elevator; we suggest 1 to
1 in opposite directions (up elevator/down flaps)
*Exponential is recommended instead of
dual rates....set max throw to these limits.
Center Of Gravity (Balance Point)
Low Throttle/Mid Throttle Trim
Set-up your throttle as
shown.
Hi Rate*
1-1/2" Up/Dn
2" Up/Dn
3" Rt/Lt
Remove or add weight as needed to balance
the airplane at the root of the wing(near the
fuselage) as follows:
Initial Set-up: 4-1/4" back from leading edge
of the wing, measured at the fuselage.
Advanced Set-up: maximum of 4-3/4" back
from leading edge...work in 1/4" increments.
FUN FLYING HINTS
Take a close look at your Fun Tiger. Notice
it's thick airfoil, large control surfaces, generous
vertical fuselage area, short coupled nose and
tail, and BIG engine. Now pick it up and feel
how light it is. All of these attributes contribute
to the flight characteristics of this airplane which
you are about to discover when you take your
new Fun Tiger to the flying field.
There is a very good reason this category of
airplanes is called "Fun Fly"; flown properly, they
can be an outrageous amount of fun because of
the outrageous things they will do. Following
are a few hints to maximize the Fun out of your
Fun Tiger.
FIRST and FOREMOST, this airplane is
not designed to fly fast. DO NOT fly this air-
plane straight and level at full throttle with a
PRO 46.! If you do, the control surfaces may
flutter with loss of the airplane . It is necessary to
continually change the throttle and only apply
full throttle when you are going straight up or at
other times when needed (loops, rolls, etc.),
then backing down to idle when you are going
straight down. The rest of the time, you will be
in the mid-range.
Due to the enormously large ailerons, you
will find the roll rate so fast it will startle you the
first time you give full aileron.
feeding in down while you're in the inverted
position....there's no time.
Loops are so tight, you'll think the prop is
going to chew off the tail. This is especially true
if you couple elevator to flapperons with a com-
puter radio. Follow the programming sequence
for your radio to set up flapperons then mix
elevator to flapperons 100% or 1:1.
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