Get The Model Ready To Fly; Install & Connect The Motor Battery; Check The Control Directions; Set The Control Throws - GREAT PLANES Super Stearman Instruction Manual

submersing them in soap & water allows accurate positioning
and reduces air bubbles underneath.
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2. Position decal on the model where desired. Holding the
decal down, use a paper towel to wipe most of the water away.
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3. 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

Install & Connect the Motor Battery
Before you can power the radio system and set up the controls,
the motor batteries will need to be charged. Charge the
batteries following the instructions with your battery and
charger.

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.
4-CHANNEL RADIO SETUP
(STANDARD MODE 2)
RUDDER
MOVES
RIGHT
FULL
THROTTLE
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3. Make certain that the control surfaces 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.
RIGHT AILERON
MOVES UP
LEFT AILERON
MOVES DOWN
ELEVATOR
MOVES DOWN
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4. If the prop is on the airplane remove it, the nut and
washer. Arm the speed control and slowly start the motor. Be
sure the motor is turning in a counter clockwise direction as
observed from the front of the airplane. If it is not turning the
correct direction unplug two of the motor wires and reverse
them. Re-check that the motor is turning the correct direction.

Set the Control Throws

To ensure a successful fi rst fl ight, set up your Super
Stearman EP according to the control throws specifi ed in
this manual. The throws have been determined through
actual fl ight testing and accurate record-keeping, allowing
the model to perform in the manner in which it was intended.
If, after you have become accustomed to the way the Super
Stearman EP fl ies, you would like to change the throws
to suit your taste, that is fi ne. However, too much control
throw could make the model too responsive and diffi cult to
control, so remember, "more is not always better."
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1. Use a box or something similar to prop up the bottom of
the fuselage so the horizontal stabilizer and wing will be level.
Measure the high rate elevator throw fi rst...
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2. Hold a ruler vertically on your workbench against the
widest part (front to back) of the trailing edge of the elevator.
Note the measurement on the ruler.
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3. Move the elevator up with your transmitter and move
the ruler forward so it will remain contacting the trailing edge.
The distance the elevator moves up from center is the "up"
elevator throw. Measure the down elevator throw the same way.