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Page 1: Instruction Manual
In that Great Planes has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Throttle Servo Installation............18 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Great Receiver & Battery Installation ..........19 Planes Giles G-202 ARF. We’d like to provide you with a bit Final Assembly................19 of history on our selection of this aircraft as the newest Control Throw Adjustment ...........20... -
Page 3: Decisions You Must Make
There are several engines that will work well in your Giles 5/16" [8mm], 1/2" [13mm], #29 G-202 ARF. We recommend a SuperTigre G-2300 for the ® ❏ 8-32 Tap & Drill (GPMR8103) best performance for your Giles G-202. An O.S. FT-160 ® ❏ Top Flite Trim Seal Tool (TOPR2200) ™... -
Page 4: Optional Supplies And Tools
If you find 4" White Spinner any damage, contact the place of purchase, or Hobby Services at Great Planes for a replacement. Optional Supplies & Tools 2. Eliminate any wrinkles you find in the covering by shrinking them away with a heat gun, then apply pressure to ❏... -
Page 5: Parts List
Right Wheel Pant Left Wheel Pant Aluminum Landing Gear (Right & Left) Replacement Parts Stabilizer Elevator Assembly (Right & Left) If needed, replacement parts for Giles G-202 ARF are Rudder available through your hobby supplier. Wing Dowels Servo Tray Wing Set............GPMA2180 Wing Joiner Fuselage Kit ............GPMA2181... -
Page 6: Wing Assembly
WING ASSEMBLY Rudder Assembly ❏ 4. Tape a piece of wax paper or Great Planes Plan Protector over your work surface. Thoroughly coat the ™ joiner pockets and the mating ends of both wing halves with 30-minute epoxy. Set the wing halves aside and proceed quickly. -
Page 7: Wing Installation
WING INSTALLATION ❏ 6. Position the wing bolt plate onto the bottom of the wing. Align the vertical and horizontal centerlines on the plate with the center of the wing and the line drawn through the center ❏ 1. Place the wing on the fuselage. Measure from the aft of the bolts. -
Page 8: Engine Installation
❏ ❏ 2. Slide the stabilizer into the fuselage. Center the stabilizer 5. Use a felt-tip pen to mark the sides of the fuselage on in the fuselage by measuring the distance from the fuselage the bottom and top of the stab. Remove the stab from the to the tip of the stabilizer. - Page 9 5-3/4" [136mm] ahead of the Note: The engine has been removed from the above picture firewall. Use a Great Planes Dead Center Hole Locator for clarity. (GPMR8130) (not included) or a sharpened piece of wire to...
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Page 10: Cowling Installation
❏ 5. Remove the engine and install the cowl. Transfer the COWLING INSTALLATION glow plug, needle valve and exhaust holes from the templates onto the cowl. ❏ 6. Remove the cowl and templates, then remount the engine. Cut out the holes in the cowl, then test fit it to the fuselage. -
Page 11: Main Landing Gear Installation
❏ 3. Test fit the stopper into the fuel tank. The seam around the tank should be vertical. By holding the tank up to the light you will be able to see where the vent tube is, in relation to the top of the tank. If necessary, bend the vent tube to position it about 1/8"... -
Page 12: Radio Installation
axle. Thread a 6-32 set screw into the wheel collar base, and secure the collar in position 5/16" [8mm] from the hex on the axle as shown. ❏ ❏ 6. Glue two pieces of 1/8" x 3/8" x 3/8" [3mm x 9.5mm x 9.5mm] plywood behind the two 1/8"... -
Page 13: Install The Aileron Servos
ASSEMBLE, THEN APPLY 6 DROPS Before you glue in the hinges, apply a few drops of OF THIN CA TO CENTER household oil to a tissue. Wipe the tissue over the trailing OF HINGE, ON BOTH SIDES edge of the wing and the leading edge of the ailerons, coating them with a fine film of oil. -
Page 14: Attach The Elevators
servo and wick a few drops of thin CA into each of the four to each hole drilled to harden the underlying plywood. Re-attach holes. Mount the servo to the wing with the screws included the control horns using the #4 x 5/8" self-tapping screws. with your servos. -
Page 15: Install The Elevator Servos
task, it will result in a cleaner hole than if you use a slower speed drill. Drilling the hole will twist some of the wood fibers into the slot, making it difficult to insert the hinge, so you should reinsert the knife blade, working it back and forth a few times to clean out the slot. -
Page 16: Attach The Rudder
❏ ❏ ❏ 7. Thread a 4-40 hex nut and a 4-40 clevis onto the 4. If the hinges don’t remain centered, remove the rudder threaded end of the pushrod wire. Attach the clevis to the and insert a pin in the center of the hinges. control horn. -
Page 17: Tail Gear Installation
Tail Gear Installation HINGE LINE CORRECT INCORRECT ❏ 5. Hold the control horn on the rudder, making sure the holes align with the hinge gap. The horn must also rest on the plywood plate installed in the rudder. Use the control ❏... -
Page 18: Throttle Servo Installation
holes. Mount the servo with the screws included with your servos. Trim the throttle pushrod housing 1/16" [1.5mm] aft of the servo tray. ❏ 5. Make a 45º bend in the pushrod wire just after the RETAINER threads. Make another 45º bend so the remaining pushrod wire will pass through the pushrod connector. -
Page 19: Receiver & Battery Installation
Trace around the outside of the belly pan using a felt-tip marker. Great Planes model shop. Drill a 15/64" [6mm] hole through the fuse side in the proximity of the receiver. Cut a 1/2"... -
Page 20: Control Throw Adjustment
❏ 1. The balance point (C.G.) is located 9-1/4" [236mm] forward from the trailing edge of the wing. Balance your Giles using a Great Planes C.G. Machine Airplane ™ One leading cause of crashes is flying an airplane with its Balancer (GPMR2400) for the most accurate results. -
Page 21: Balance Your Model Laterally
The throttle kill setting on most Computer Radios. As you prepare to fly the Giles G-202 computer radios will idle your engine down whatever ARF for the first time, there are a few features on computer percent you set it so that your engine will shut off when the radios we’d like to mention. - Page 22 To help get past this, we recommend practicing trying off your new Giles G-202 ARF! Even if you don’t ever to hang the model belly in until the rudder application becomes intend to compete, learning and practicing competition natural.
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Page 23: Preflight
Since you have chosen the Giles G-202 ARF, we assume Rolling Circle: A rolling circle is a gorgeous precision that you are an experienced modeler. Therefore, you should... -
Page 24: Engine Safety Precautions
holding the model. If the control surfaces are not always General responding correctly, do not fly! Find and correct the problem first. Look for loose servo connections or corrosion, 1. I will not fly my model aircraft in sanctioned events, air loose bolts that may cause vibration, a defective on/off shows, or model flying demonstrations until it has been switch, low battery voltage or a defective receiver battery, a... -
Page 25: Flying
Great Planes Extra 300S .40-size pushrod linkages are slop-free. If it fluttered once, it will Ideal for MinIMAC, Great Planes’ sport-scale Extra 300S kit probably flutter again under similar circumstances unless requires no more experience, expense or assembly work than the you can eliminate the slop or flexing in the linkages. -
Page 26: Appendix Flight Trimming
If further information is required, please shims, then reassembling the whole thing. Don’t take shortcuts. contact your local hobby dealer, local flying club or call Great Planes at Don’t try to proceed with the other adjustments until you have the thrust (217) 398-8970 line and/or C.G. - Page 27 TRIM FEATURE MANEUVERS OBSERVATIONS CORRECTIONS CONTROL Fly general circles and Try for hands off straight Readjust linkages so that CENTERING random maneuvers. and level flight. Tx trims are centered. CONTROL Random maneuvers A. Too sensitive, jerky If A, change linkages to THROWS controls.
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Page 28: Flight Log
BUILDING NOTES Kit Purchased Date: _______________________ Date Construction Finished: _________________ Where Purchased:_________________________ Finished Weight: __________________________ Date Construction Started: __________________ Date of First Flight: ________________________ FLIGHT LOG Engine Mount Template Refer to this template when instructed this manual.