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Slat Installation (optional)
Required Adhesives
Medium CA
Slats are benefi cial for STOL performance but can decrease roll authority and
inverted fl ight performance. If your Night Timber X will be primarily fl own in a
STOL manner, rather than for aerobatics, you may want to install them.
1. Carefully remove all the foam slat pocket covers (A) from the wing.
2. When the pocket is exposed, carefully apply medium CA to each slat pocket.
3. Mount the slat onto the wing with the rounded edge facing forward. Ensure
that the left and right slats are on the correct wing half. The slat and wing
halves are labeled with "L" and "R" indicators.
Thrust Reversing (optional)
The Night Timber X is equipped with the Avian 60 amp smart ESC with
reversing. This requires a Spektrum receiver with SMART throttle such as the
AR637TA and a spektrum transmitter with a minimum of 7 channels. The Avian
ESC is also backwards compatible with receivers that only provide a PWM
output. Simply assign a switch to channel 7 (aux2) to reverse the direction of
rotation of the motor. Activate the switch to reverse direction and the motor will
operate in the opposite direction. The SRXL connection of the smart ESC, when
combined with a AR637TA receiver allows the ESC to use input from channel 7
in addition to channel 1 (throttle).
Float Installation (optional)
Float Assembly
Install the 2 cross members (A) to the left and right fl oats as shown.
1. Install the front and rear fl oat struts to the fl oats and secure the assembly
together using the included 4 fl oat plates (B) and screws (C). The front strut
has slightly more of an angle than the rear strut (Figure 1).
2. Install the front support members (D) as shown using the included
screws (E).
Figure 1
Front Strut
A
Reversing the motor can be helpful when taxying, or using fl oats when water
fl ying. It can also be helpful for shortening ground roll after a landing.
IMPORTANT: The motor will draw more current when spinning the propeller in
the reverse direction as the propeller is less effi cient and creates more drag
which can reduce fl ight time.
C
B
D
E
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