Check The Control Directions; Set The Control Throws - Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF User Manual

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2. Connecting batteries in "Parallel" means to
connect the +'s to the +'s and the -'s to the -'s. This
combines the batteries' capacities, but the Voltage
remains the same.
NEVER connect battery packs with different Voltages
in Parallel–only combine in Series. Otherwise, the
batteries will try to "equalize" with the larger one
trying to "charge" the smaller one, thus causing heat
and likely a fire.
Also NEVER connect battery packs with different
capacities in Series or in Parallel.

CHECK THE CONTROL DIRECTIONS

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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.
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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.
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4-CHANNEL RADIO SETUP
(STANDARD MODE 2)
ELEVATOR MOVES UP
RIGHT AILERON MOVES UP
LEFT AILERON MOVES DOWN
RUDDER MOVES RIGHT
FULL THROTTLE
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3. Make certain that the control surfaces and
the carburetor 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.

SET THE CONTROL THROWS

Use a Great Planes AccuThrow
accurately measure and set the control throw of each
control surface as indicated in the chart that follows. If
(or a ruler) to

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