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CARF-Models Co., Ltd, Contact email: techsupport@composite-arf.com
Dear Customer!
This extensive building and trimming manual was written by nobody less than
Bryan Hebert himself, the designer and prototype builder of the Valiant. Thank
you, Bryan!
We thought that it would be best to invite the designer to explain the construction
details and the building steps. Thus, some of these steps might be very personal
opinion and not always intended by CARF. However, CARF decided to print this
manual without modifications since it has too many good hints and tricks in-
cluded. Please keep in mind that with such a highly professional product there
are many different installations possible and we trust you, as an experienced
modeler and pattern pilot to make your judgement.
For the electric version we thank Stuart Chale for his invaluable contribution.
Here now Bryan's words:
I want to start out by saying congratulations!
If you're reading this you must be open to new ideas. I'm going to try to give the best
information I can on the new Comp-Arf models Valiant to help with the building, set up
and trimming of this one-of-a-kind F3A Machine.
Please read this entire manual before you start building and flying the Valiant.
First let me say, airplane setup is very important. The setup will make or break your
performance at any level of competition. With a properly designed and trimmed model,
you will have a distinct advantage over the competition.
The construction, radio and equipment installation is where this begins. The new com-
puter radios can only do a limited amount for you. What we want to do is to set up an
airplane such that the radio is relied upon very little for corrective actions. It should be
used only for molding the radio to the particular "feel " you are looking for with the
model.
I'm going to give you information on how to set this airplane up to fly, with my built-in
settings, in just a few flights. Comp Arf has strived very hard to be as accurate as they
can to give the modeler an airplane that strictly follows my force arrangements. I will
show you how to fly and adjust the model, through a series of maneuvers, for the best
results with very little to NO mix.
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Instruction Manual "Valiant" (Draft Version)
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