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Get the Model Ready to Fly
Check the Control Directions
❏ 1. Switch on the transmitter, connect the motor
battery to the electronic speed control and switch
on the speed control. 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. The top of the elevator should be flat with
the top of the stabilizer and the rudder should be
inline with the fin. If necessary, loosen the 4-40
slotted head screws in the screw-lock pushrod
connectors and adjust the pushrods to center the
control surfaces.
❏ 3. Make certain that the control surfaces respond
in the correct direction as shown in the diagram. If
any of the controls respond in the wrong direction,
use the servo reversing switch in the transmitter to
reverse the servos connected to those controls. Be
certain the control surfaces have remained
centered. Adjust if necessary. With the prop still not
installed, check that the throttle lever is in the off
position or low throttle. To start the motor, the start
button must be pressed after the electronic speed
control is switched on.
Set the Control Throws
Use a Great Planes AccuThrow (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 at the low rate
setting. NOTE: The throws are measured at the
widest part of the elevator and rudder.
These are the recommended control surface throws:
Low Rate
Elevator: 1/4" [6.4mm] up
1/4" [6.4mm] down 7/16" [11mm] down
Rudder:
3/8" [9.5mm] right 5/8" [15.9mm] right
3/8" [9.5mm] left
IMPORTANT: The SuperStar EP 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
SuperStar EP 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."
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High Rate
7/16" [11mm] up
5/8" [15.9mm] left
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