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CAP 232.
BALANCING.
1) It is critical that your airplane be bal-
anced correctly. Improper balance will cause
your plane to lose control and crash.
THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED
150-160MM BACK FROM THE LEADING
EDGE OF THE WING.
2) Mount the wing to the fuselage. Using a
couple of pieces of masking tape, place them
on the top side of the wing 150-160 mm back
from the leading edge, at the fuselage sides.
3. Turn the airplane upside down. Place
your fingers on the masking tape and care-
fully lift the plane .
Accurately mark the balance point on the top
of the wing on both sides of the fuselage. The
balance point is located 150-160mm back
from the leading edge. This is the balance
point at which your model should balance for
your first flights. Later, you may wish to ex-
periment by shifting the balance up to 10mm
forward or back to change the flying charac-
teristics. Moving the balance forward may
improve the smoothness and arrow- like
tracking, but it may then require more speed
for take off and make it more difficult to slow
down for landing. Moving the balance aft
makes the model more agile with a lighter
and snappier "feel". In any case, please start
at the location we recommend .
With the wing attached to the fuselage, all
parts of the model installed ( ready to fly), and
empty fuel tanks, hold the model at the
marked balance point with the stabilizer level.
Lift the model. If the tail drops when you
lift, the model is "tail heavy" and you must
add weigh* to the nose. If the nose drops, it
is "nose heavy" and you must add weight* to
the tail to balance.
*If possible, first attempt to balance the model
by changing the position of the receiver bat-
tery and receiver. If you are unable to obtain
good balance by doing so, then it will be nec-
essary to add weight to the nose or tail to
achieve the proper balance point.
1) We highly recommend setting up a
plane using the control throws listed.
2) The control throws should be meas-
ured at the widest point of each control sur-
face.
3) Check to be sure the control surfaces
move in the correct directions.
Ailerons : 20mm up
Elevator : 20mm up
Rudder : 30mm right 30mm left
1) Completely charge your transmitter and
receiver batteries before your first day of flying.
2) Check every bolt and every glue joint in
your plane to ensure that everything is tight
and well bonded.
3) Double check the balance of the
airplane.
4) Check the control surface.
5) Check the receiver antenna . It should
be fully extended and not coiled up inside the
CG
fuselage.
150-160mm
6) Properly balance the propeller.
We wish you many safe and enjoy-
able flights with your Cap 232.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CONTROL THROWS.
20mm down
20mm down
Ailerons Control
PRE-FLIGHT CHECK.
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