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5. Install the ailerons with their hinges, repeating the
gluing technique described previously.
6. Wipe off the nylon tailwheel bearing with a paper towel
dampened with rubbing alcohol. Use 6-minute epoxy to glue
the tailwheel bearing in the aft end of the fuse. After the
epoxy has cured, pack the tailwheel wire hole in the rudder
with 6-minute epoxy. Install the rudder with its hinges.
Repeat the gluing technique described previously and allow
the epoxy to cure.
Hint: Apply a little petroleum jelly to the tail gear wire where
it passes through the nylon bearing. This will prevent the
wire from being glued to the bearing.
Install the Wheels
1. Install a 1" tail wheel (not included) followed by a 3/32"
wheel collar on the tailwheel wire. Secure the wheel collar to
the tailwheel wire with a 4-40 set screw. Use thread locking
compound on the set screw to prevent it from loosening.
2. Reinstall the main landing gear on the fuse using the nylon
landing gear straps and #2 x 3/8" [9.5mm] sheet metal screws.
3. Slide a wheel pant over the landing gear, followed by
a 1/8" [3.2mm] wheel collar, a 2" [50.8mm] wheel (not
included) and a second 1/8" [3.2mm] wheel collar. Secure
the wheel pant to the landing gear with a nylon landing gear
strap and #2 x 3/8" [9.5mm] sheet metal screws. Secure the
wheel collars to the landing gear with 4-40 set screws.
Finish the Model
1. Reinstall the cowl.
2. Hold the windscreen in place on the fuselage. Use a
fine tip marker to trace the outline of the windscreen onto
the covering. Remove the windscreen and use a sharp #11
blade to cut a 1/16" [1.6mm] strip from the covering just
inside the line you drew. A sharp blade is important so you
do not have to use much pressure. It will allow you to cut
only the covering and not the underlying wood.
3. Carefully glue the windscreen in place with a "canopy
glue," such as Pacer Formula 560 Canopy Glue (PAAR3300).
We do not recommend CA, as it may fog the plastic. Use
masking tape to hold it in place while the glue dries.
4. Follow the same procedure to attach the headrest to
the top deck behind the battery hatch.
5. The Ryan STA EP kit contains a decal sheet including
the American flags and "N" numbers which would be difficult
to reproduce otherwise. These decals are the "peel-and-
stick" type. Cut around the individual decal emblems, peel
off the protective backing, and apply them to your airplane.
6. A 1/6 scale 2" tall pilot was used in the Ryan. It cannot
be glued in the cockpit so that the battery hatch retainer pin
can be inserted and removed. We applied a piece of hook
and loop material on the bottom of the pilot and the top of
the cockpit floor. The pilot can be removed when changing
the battery.
Reinstall the Radio System
1. Reinstall the rudder, elevator and aileron control horns,
pushrods, receiver, ESC and servos. If the on/off switch for
the ESC is black, it can be installed in the black stripe on the
side of the fuselage to hide it.
Important: Slide the silicone clevis retainers over all the
clevises before connecting the clevises to the control horns.
2. Make a strain relief from a cut-off servo arm and place
it on the antenna where the antenna exits the fuse. Route
the receiver antenna out of the fuse. Anchor the antenna to
the top of the fin with a rubber band and T-pin.
Note: We drilled a 9/64" hole through the top of the headrest
and top deck, into the fuselage right behind former F6. The
remaining white nylon inner pushrod tube was then inserted
through the headrest and into the fuselage. A couple drops
of thin CA were applied to hold it in place. The receiver
antenna was then routed out of the top of the headrest and
attached to the top of the fin.
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