Radio Setup - FlyingThingZ M1A1 Flying Tank Assembly Manual

G15. Attach a clevis to one end of a control rod and attach it
to your servo control horn. Find a suitable exit point either on the
side of the fuselage or through the rear fuselage plate. The image
above shows the option going through the side of the fuselage.
Cut the control rod to a suitable size to fit onto the elevon control
horns and attach with a clevis.
G16. Insert 2 dowels into the 1/4 holes on the side of the wing
core. They will be used as guides to line up the tank sides. Lay the
wing core on top of a spoiler support bracket and tank sides.
Make a mark onto the tank sides and spoiler support bracket.
Remove the covering 1/8" from the line you scribed. Using a lib-
eral amount of glue and attach the spoiler support bracket and
tank sides to the wing core. Make sure the dowels are flush with
the tank sides. The dowel will be concealled with a wheel decal
provided in our covering kit.
G17. Assembly the tank canon stays by epoxing one disk onto
the carbon rod. Slide the assembly through the holes on the turret
and through the canon. Tie it all together by screwing the oppo-
site side
Apply a dab of oil on the screw to avoid cracking the carbon rod.
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in place.
H. Radio Setup
H1. Turn on the transmitter then the receiver and center the
trims. If necessary, remove and adjust the control clevises or the
servo control horns to obtain a centered position.
H2. Make certain that the controls surfaces respond in the cor-
rect direction as shown in the diagrams. If any of the controls
respond in the wrong direction, use the servo reversing function in
your transmitter.
Left Stick Throttle: When moved up, the carburetor should open
fully. When brought down, the carburetor should close.
Left Stick Rudder: When turned right, the steering wheel should
turn right. When turned left, the steering wheel should turn left.
Right Stick Elevator: When moved up, both elevons should move
down. When moved down, both elevons should move up.
Right Stick Aileron: When turned right, the left elevon should
move down and the right elevon should move up. When turning
left, the left elevon should move up and the right elevon should
move down.
Note: Check all control surface movement looking at the model
from behind.