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a paper towel to wipe most of the water away.
3. 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
GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY
Check the Control Directions
❏
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 hold on the servo arms.
❏
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.
4-CHANNEL RADIO SET-UP
(STANDARD MODE 2)
RUDDER
MOVES
RIGHT
FULL
THROTTLE
❏
3. Make certain that the control surfaces and the throttle
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.
RIGHT AILERON
MOVES UP
LEFT AILERON
MOVES DOWN
ELEVATOR
MOVES DOWN
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Set the Control Throws
Use 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 at the low rate setting. NOTE: The throws are measured
at the widest part of the elevators, rudder and ailerons.
These are the recommended control surface throws:
3D RATE
Up
Down
2-3/4"
2-3/4"
ELEVATOR
[70
]
[70
mm
mm
52°
52°
Right
Left
4"
4"
RUDDER
[102
]
[102
mm
mm
44°
44°
Up
Down
1-1/2"
1-1/2"
AILERONS
[38
]
[38
mm
mm
31°
31°
We also put exponential into the High rates and the 3D rates to
make the control throws less sensitive around neutral. These
can be set up to your own preference and fl ying style. We put
20% to 30% in the high rate and 50% to 60% in the 3D rates.
IMPORTANT: The Eagle 580 EP has been extensively
fl own and tested to arrive at the throws at which it fl ies
best. Flying your model at these throws will provide you
with the greatest chance for successful fi rst fl ights. If,
after you have become accustomed to the way the Eagle
580 EP fl ies, you would like to change the throws to suit
your taste, that is fi ne. However, too much control throw
could make the model diffi cult to control, so remember,
"more is not always better."
HIGH RATE
LOW RATE
Up
Down
Up
1"
1"
3/4"
]
[25
]
[25
]
[19
]
mm
mm
mm
17°
17°
12°
Right
Left
Right
1-1/2"
1-1/2"
1"
]
[38
]
[38
]
[25
]
mm
mm
mm
15°
15°
10°
Up
Down
Up
5/8"
5/8"
3/8"
]
[19
]
[19
]
[10
]
mm
mm
mm
13°
13°
7°
Down
3/4"
[19
]
mm
12°
Left
1"
[25
]
mm
10°
Down
3/8"
[10
]
mm
7°
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