Get The Model Ready To Fly; Check The Control Directions; Set The Control Throws - GREAT PLANES Super Skybolt Instruction Manual

Even though the decals have a "sticky-back" and are not the
water transfer type, submersing them in soap & water allows
accurate positioning and reduces air bubbles underneath.
3. Position decal on the model where desired. Holding the
decal down, use a paper towel to wipe most of the water away.
4. Use a piece of soft balsa or something similar to
squeegee remaining water from under the decal. Apply the
rest of the decals the same way.

GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY

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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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 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
elevators, rudder and ailerons.
These are the recommended control surface throws:
High Rate
ELEVATOR: 1" [25 mm] up
1" [25 mm] down
RUDDER: 3" [76 mm] right
3" [76 mm] left
AILERONS: 5/8" [16 mm] up
5/8" [16 mm] down 3/8" [10 mm] down
IMPORTANT: The Super Skybolt ARF 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 Super Skybolt ARF 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."
25
Low Rate
5/8" [16 mm] up
5/8" [16 mm] down
1-1/2" [38 mm] right
1-1/2" [38 mm] left
3/8" [10 mm] up