# www.pilot www.pilot- rc.com Wingspan: 88 in Wingarea: 1479.8 sp in Length: 78.8 in Engine: 50CC 

# Assembly Manual For 30cc aerobatic plane1 

## INTRODUCTION

More information on website www.pilot www.pilot- rc.com Thank you for purchasing our new 30cc aerobatic plane. we strive to achieve a good quality quick build ARF aircraft . It requires the least amount of assembly of any ARF kit to obtain the maximum performance. Both the design and manufacturing have been undert aken to the highest standards, using best quality hardware, covering, wood & glue during factory construction stage. By optimal weight and balance along with reliable construction, you will find this plane ideal for 3D - Freestyle and aerobatic flying. We hope that every effort and service we offer will, in turn, give you confidence using PILOT Models. Have a wonderful time flying your 3D aircraft in a suitable safe space!2 

# WARRANTY ■ 

## All Pilot-RC products are guaranteed against defects for 30 days of receiving your airplane. This warranty is limited to construction or production defects in both material and workmanship , it does not cover any component parts damaged through use or modification . ■ 

## The manufacture cannot supervise the assembly, operation or maintenance, and is not responsible for radio malfunctions. Please ensure your radio system is in good condition. We are not responsible for any accident or damage while using this product. It is impossible to determine for certain whether crash damage was the result of improper installation of our products, a radio system failure, or pilot error. Model airplane owners use our products at their own risk. ■ 

## Pilot-RC will not be liable for any costs, unless agreed and proved beyond doubt the failure was due to faulty materials or fabrication. Any agreed cost will not exceed the cost of the airframe and not include engine, radio equipment or third party claims. ■ 

## Should you wish to return a product or receive replacement parts, all shipping cost must be paid by the customer.3 

# ATTENTION ■ 

## Do not regard this plane as a toy! ■ 

## To ensure safety, please read the instruction manual thoroughly before assembly. ■ 

## Building and operating an RC Plane of this nature requires previous experience and competence to an experienced level. This plane is not for a beginner! ■ 

## If you are in doubt have an experienced pilot at hand. Diligent practicing and correct guidance is essential, accidents can cause bodily harm and property damage. ■ 

## Seek assistance from an experienced person or airplane model clubs in assembly, operation and maintenance to ensure successful training. ■ 

## Fly only in a registered RC model club airfield that is approved by your local Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA

## ). Pilot-RC has the right to revise the plane, the instructions and the limited warranty without notice. If you have any problems and questions please contact Pilot –RC at: Email: pilot-rc@139.com , info@pilot-rc.com Phone:+86 760 88781293 FAX: +86 760 88780293 Address: No.34, Chengnan Er Road , Zhongshan city, 528400, Guangdong Province, China4 Introduction ................................................ Warranty ................................................. Attention ................................................. Fuselage Unit Rudder Assembly Rudder Control Horns ................................ Tail Wheel Installation .............................. Landing Gear Assembly . Main Landing Gear Installation ......................... Pants Installation ........................... Servo Unit Wing Servo Assembly Servo Arm Installation ........................... Aileron Control Horns ............................ Servo Installation ........................... Rudder Servo Assembly Servo Tray Installation ............................. Servo Installation ............................. Elevator Servo Assembly Servo Arm Installation ............................. Elevator Control Horns ............................. Servo Installation ....................... ......... Switch Assembly ........................... ......... Engine Unit Engine Assembly ............................. Throttle Servo Assembly ........................... Ignition Module .............................. Hatch And Fuel Tank ................................. Cowl Assembly ................................. CG And Control Throws ................................ Flight Preparation ..................................... 

# INDEX
1 2 3

17 16

5 7 8 10

12 13

21 22 25 26 27 29 28 30 32 35 20 115 

## Rudder Assemby Rudder Control Horn

1. Tear off the cover on the horns and locking plates 2. Trace around the locking plate with kinfe and cut off the cover below.Then the pre-cut slots appear 

# Fuselage Unit6 

## Rudder Assembly
3. Scuff the middle of horns with a piece of sand paper for good glue bond.Then clean up the surface

4. Apply the 30 minutes epoxy inside the pre-cut slot, and coat the horn with epoxy as shown 6. Make sure the horn line up with ground and align the both side before epoxy has cured 5. Slid the horns into slots slightly, mount the locking plates in place.Wipe away excess glue with rubbing alcohol7 

## Tail Wheel Installation Rudder Assembly

1. Draw a center line with a pencil as shown 3. Drill hole 1mm bit and mount spring on the buttom of rudder with self-tapping screws as shown.Cut away excess wire. Ensure spring have pulled tightly 2. Mount self-tapping screws on the tail wheel mounting block with the bracket taped on place8 

## Main Landing Gear Installation Landing Gear Assembly

NOTE : the correct edge in mounting

Taper to rear Straight edge to front of fuse9 

## Landing Gear Assembly 1. Install the landing gear with the bolts and locking nuts Note:Don’t over tighten and crack the carbon fiber

2. Install the landing gear axles with lock nut ,but do not tighten 4. Make the flat sides of the axle bolt vertical with ground .Then tighten the lock nut against the landing gear strut 3. Lift the rear of fuse to line it up with ground as shown10 

## Landing Gear Assembly

1. Lift the rear of fuse and line the wheel pant up with the ground by slipping them over the axles and supporting them from the rear for the proper clearance 2. Drill the holes for the mounting bolts and install the blind nuts.

3. Finish the wheel pants mounting with the bolts and use Blue Loctite on the threads 5. Install the collars and wheel in order with a drop of Blue Loctite on the collar set screw and ensure the wheel is free to rotate.



## Pants Installation11 

# Servo Unit Wing Servo Assembly Minimum Request Servo: 

## Servo Arm Installation

1. Turn on your transmitter and plug the servo into receiver. Ensure every channel is neutral 2. Ensure the servo arm is 90 degrees with servo as shown. Then mark and drill holes with 2mm bit

3. Mounting screws and nuts 180 in.zo / Metal Gear / Digital

A drop of fast cured gule here Pre fasten the arm with drops of fast cured gule on edge12 

## Aileron Control Horns

1. Tear off the cover on the horns and locking plates 2. Trace around the locking plate with kinfe and cut off the cover below.Then the pre-cut slots appear

3. Scuff the horns with a piece of sand paper for good glue bond.Then clean up the surface 

## Wing Servo Assembly13 4. Apply the 30 minutes epoxy inside the pre-cut slot for horn ,and coat the horn with epoxy as shown

5. Slide the horn into slot slightly and Mount the locking plate in place.Wipe away excess epoxy with rubbing alcohol 

## Servo Installation

1. Cut out the cover for servo location carefully as shown 

## Wing Servo Assembly14 3. Tape the lead to pull-string tightly. In order to ensure the servo wire can be pulled out without hanging up inside wing 4. Then put the extention lead through the root of wing

5. Install servo with mounting screws. Face the brand toward the trailing edge of the wing. Use 1mm bit to drill the mounting holes 

## Wing Servo Assembly
2. Lock the connector with the provided safety clip against vibration and loosened tension as shown15 6. Install the servo arms facing toward the wing tip and adjust pushrod in proper length to keep the aileron panel on the neutral position 7. Repeat all the step above for the other wing The carbon tube and wing bolts use to be mounted in the final assembly 

## Wing Servo Assembly16 

## Rudder Servo Assembly Servo Tray Installation 2. Drill holes with 2mm bit

A drop of fast cured gule here 3. Mounting screws and nuts Minimum Request Servo: 180 in.zo / Metal Gear / Digital

1. Turn on your radio device

according the Wing Servo Installation.Keep the tray holes on

center and the arm aligned with brand as shown. Then tape tightly

Or pre fasten the arm with drops of fast cured gule on edge17 

## Servo Installation

1. Mount servo with mounting screws and face the brand toward the rudder.Drill holes with 1mm bit 2. Tape the rudder panel to top of the vertical fin in the neutral position to make it straight The rudder cables and couplers have been installed as shown

3. Attach the pre-installed boll link to the rudder horn and not tighten the locking nut 

## Rudder Servo Assembly18 4. Turn on your radio to keep the servo neutral. Mount the pre-installed boll link to the rudder arm without locking nut. Put two brass tube through the cable and thread through the coupler hole. Ensure the cables are straight

NOTICE: The coupler is best to thread half way into ball link for further tightening next 

## Rudder Servo Assembly
5. Crimp them in place with crimping pliers

6. Cut away excess cable19 7. Thread the coupler in 2 – 4 mm. Ensure the same length of cables and tension 9. Remove the ball links from rudder horn and install the servo arm ball links with bolts and nuts

10. Turn off the radio now . Reinstall the ball link (Don’t pull strongly to hurt the rudder or back to step 7 for readjustment )you can find a helper and do that at certain deflection with supporting the bottom of the rudder. 

## Rudder Servo Assembly

8. Shrink the heat shrinking tube on the brass tube 2-4mm20 

## Elevator Servo Assembly

Minimum Request Servo:

1. Turn on your transmitter and plug the servo into receiver. Ensure every channel is neutral 2. Ensure the servo arm is 90 degrees with servo as shown. Then mark and drill holes with 2mm bit

3. Mounting screws and nuts 180 in.zo / Metal Gear / Digital

A drop of fast dry gule here 

## Servo Arm Installation

Pre fasten the arm with drops of fast cured gule on edge21 

## Elevator Control Horns

1. Tear off the cover on the horns and locking plates 2. Trace around the locking plate with kinfe and cut off the cover below.Then the pre-cut slots appear

3. Scuff the horns with a piece of sand paper for good glue bond.Then clean up the surface 

## Elevator Servo Assembly22 4. Apply the 30 minutes epoxy inside the pre-cut slot for horn ,and coat the horn with epoxy as shown 

## Servo Installation Elevator Servo Assembly

1. Lock the connector with the provided safety clip against vibration and loosened tension as shown 5. Slide the horn into slot slightly and Mount the locking plate in place.Wipe away excess epoxy with rubbing alcohol23 3. Install servos with mounting screws. Face the brand toward the rear of fuse. Use 1mm bit to drill the mounting holes

2. Then put the extention lead through fuselarge 4. Cut the cover on the pre-drill hole for stab mounting

5. Install the stab with mounting bolts and washers 

## Elevator Servo Assembly24 6. Install the servo arms facing toward the ground and adjust pushrod in proper length to keep the aileron panel on the neutral position as shown 7. Repeat all the step above for the other stabilizer 

## Elevator Servo Assembly

NOTICE25 

## Switch Installation Switch Assembly

Note: The switch mounting holes have been pre-cut for standar size. Otherwise fill it with the same size 1.7mm plywood and a larger one (both not included) as reinforce 2. Finish the mounting with screws and nuts supplied. 1.cut off the cover with a sharp knife26 

## Engine Installation

Remenber: Use Bue Loctite on all engine mounting screws 

## Engine Assembly

The firewall has been mounted. Drill according pre-set laser holes for DLE-30. Otherwise measure your engine’s mounting location.27 

## Throttle servo Installation

A drop of gule on nut 5. Finish the servo installation with mounting screws 

## Throttle Servo Installation

1. Install the engine throttle arm witn a little Blue Loctite. Measure and cut the extra wire .Then bend to a sharp of “z” as shown. Mount the throttle pushrod to engine 2. Determine where the throttle servo mounting tray is going to be mounted on the engine box to get the straight and precise throttle linkage connection. Then make a mark and epoxy the trayin place .Finally secure with selftapping screws28 

## Ignition Module Ignition Module

1. Tape foam rubber on bottom of ignition and attach to safety cover surplied as shown 2. Position the ignition outside the engine box to allow the spark plug leads to connect the engine without excess tension .Drill for Nylon tie

3. Lock the connectors with the provided safety clip against vibration and loosened tension as shown29 

## Engine Box Hatch

Epoxy the hatch in place and secure with self-tapping screws 

## Fule Tank And Dot

Fule tank and fule dot have been installed.Just tighten the velcro ties 

## Hatch And Fule Tank

Fule line Fule Fill Line30 

## Crowl Assembly Crowl Assembly

1. Make or use the supplied pattern of the exit air cooling. But do not cut off the crowl mounting holes position as shown 3. Also cut out for clearance for the exhaust pipes 2. Use a fiber cutting tool to rough cut the cowl and finish with a round sander.Trial fit to make sure there is a minimum of 3/8”around the engine cooling.31 YAK-54 73’’ have two that mount from the rear of the firewall on the top of the cowl and two that mount from the front of the cowl opening 4. Ensue all the corner are rounded and not sharp 90 degrees against splitting under vibration. Trial fit till the cowl is right



### Maybe more exit air cooling will be needed to allow for depending on your engine’s recommended running temperature.Always check your engine and Pilot-rc dosen’t accept responsibility for any damage from improper engine cooling NOTICE: YAK-54 73’’ need an extension tool with a proper size ball driver and handle by cutting standard ball driver in half .Some small heat shrink tubing are attached to the ball driver to hold in place.You have to reattach the cowl in the future by this method 

## Crowl Assembly32 

# Center of Gravity Center Of Gravity

Your balance at the CG will determine batteries final mounting location .Mount batteries and secure with Nylon ties The center of gravity is on the rear of the wing tube .For more plane please refer to the CG list

# Center of gravity

33 EXTRA-300/330 73’’ 154mm/6.06inch EXTRA-300/330 88’’ 170mm/6.7inch EXTRA-300/330 107’’ 211mm/8.3inch EXTRA-300/330 122’’ 236mm/9.3inch EXTRA-260 73’’ 140mm/5.51 inch EXTRA-260 87’’ 170mm/6.7inch EXTRA-260 106’’ 202mm/7.95inch EXTRA-260 122’’ 248mm/9.8inch 

### The CG list of Pilot-RC products

YAK-54 73’’ 156 mm/6.1inch YAK-54 87’’ 183 mm/7.2inch YAK-54 107’’ 225 mm/8.9inch YAK-54 121’’ 266 mm/10.5inch YAK-54 129’’ 273 mm/10.7inch YAK-54 148’’ 314 mm/12.4inch Edge-540 87’’ 136mm/5.35inch Edge-540 107’’ 141mm/5.6inch

Sbach 342 73’’ 145mm/5.7inch Sbach 342 87’’ 173mm/6.8inch Sbach 342 107’’ 234mm/9.2inch Sbach 342 122’’ 269mm/10.6inch Sbach 342 148’’ 305mm/12 inch Edge-540 122’’ 166mm/6.5inch

YAK-54 180’’ 401 mm/15.8inch This recommendation balance point is for your first flight.The CG can be moved around to fit your personal taste. CG location PLANE

The location of CG has been marked inside plane as show. Usually it is near the wing tube. Edge-540 73’’ 116mm/4.5inch
YAK-54 53’’ 126mm/5.0 inch

Sbach 342 53’’ 132mm/5.2inch YAKM55 73” 165mm/6.5inch YAKM55 88’’ 216 mm/8.5inch YAKM55 107’’ 267 mm/10.5inch YAKM55 122’’ 287mm/11.3inch DECATHLON 107” 133mm/5.2inch DECATHLON 122’’ 145 mm/5.7inch DECATHLON 150’’ 182 mm/7.2inch DECATHLON 180’’ 217 mm/8.5inch Columbia 400 128’’ 136mm/5.35inch Columbia 400 150’’ 141mm/5.6inch

# Control Throws

Elevator: 40 Degrees on High rate 12 Degrees on Low rate 

### Aileron: 30 Degrees on High rate 12 Degrees on Low rate 

## Rudder: 45 Degrees on High rate 40 Degrees on Low rate 

### Throttle: Adjust idle –full 

## The First Flight set up

34 ■ After you have set the given control throws and have a few flights under your belt, you can change the throws as well as moving the CG back at 1/4" intervals to suit your requirements and skill level. ■ Learn to use exponential of about 40 percent on your elevator to make smooth landings and prevent over control on this highly aerobatic airplane. Use 70 percent exponential on High Rate!35 

# Flight Preperation

■ 

### Make sure you have the right model programmed into your transmitter ■ 

### Check the direction of each control surface for correct operation before you take off . ■ 

### Remember nothing wrong on the ground ever improves in the air ■ 

### Check the air plane with the engine running and do a range check with as per your radio manufactures instructions your body should be between you and the plane at 150 feet. ■ 

### Check your battery voltage after each flight in case one servo is draining your battery ■ 

### Recheck all screws, horns and linkages for slop after your maiden fight and check for damage if you made a bad landing your first time ■ 

### Have an experienced pilot fly it for the first time if you have any doubts in your mind about the maiden flight ■ 

### Take a break after you first flight and let the adrenaline burn off by bragging to your fellow members how good it flies ■ 

### Fly low and at a medium speed on your first few flights ■ 

### Listen to your engine run and have an observer with you to remember what you talked about during the flight or if you get into trouble. Always balance your props, vibration is a killer. ■ 

### Remember nose heavy airplanes fly all the time, tail heavy airplanes fly only once. Be sure about the CG! ■ 

### Fly 3D maneuvers high in the beginning and not close to people, planes or runways. Being a center of the runway hog does not endear you to other modelers.