Pilot's Operating Handbook

(Please see step 4 before doing so). 4. To save scratching the paint on the fairing, use a piece of soft cloth to protect the paint from the jaws of the pliers. 5. There is a bit of sideways movement when the wheels are fitted to the axle. We recommend you either fit some wheel collars as shown above or plastic tubing (these components are not supplied in the kit)) to remove the sideways movement. Then fit the wheels onto the axles and screw back on the wheel retaining caps. 4 6. Screw the main landing gear to the fuselage using the three 2.6x10mm washered screws supplied. Note: At this point do not fit the rear screws as these will be installed with the wing struts. SWISS J3 CUB 1400MM PNF CLASSIC OF AVIATION H.KING ASSEMBLY OF TAILWHEEL, HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL STABILIZERS: UHV 7. Apply a small amount of glue to where the plastic tail bracing mounts are fitted on the top and lower surfaces of the horizontal stabilizer. 8. Install the tail bracing mounts as shown. + 9. Repeat this operation for both sides of the vertical stabilizer. 10. Attach the elevator control horn using two 1.7x15mm screws Fit the screws diagonally as shown and screw into the plastic backing plate supplied. HO A patete u p 11. Apply glue to the area shown on both sides of the rudder at the bottom where the rudder to tail wheel horn is to be attached. 12. Glue into position the rudder to tail wheel steering double horn. 5 13. Attach the rudder control using two 1.7x15mm screws. Screw these through the holes as shown and into the backing plate supplied. 14. Attach the horizontal stabilizer using the two M3x30mm screws provided. HO 15. Pry the rear of the fuselage open slightly to put some glue in the slot for the bottom rudder hinge. 16. Fit the vertical stabilizer into the rear of the fuselage, ensure the bottom rudder hinge locates properly in the slot. 17. Attach the vertical stabilizer using one M3x40mm and one M3×45mm screw. Ensure the M3x45mm screw is used in the front fixing. 18. Identify the two rudder to tail wheel pushrods. 6 SWISS J3 CUB 1400MM PNF CLASSIC OF AVIATION H.KING 19. Feed the two pushrods through the tail wheel horn and the twin rudder horn, Secure the tail wheel assembly in place using the two 2.6x8mm screws provided. 20. Reamer out the holes in the bracing wire attachments to accept the white elastic shock chord supplied. 21. Thread the white shock cord through the attachment and tie a knot. 22. Cut of the excess shock chord with scissors or a sharp knife. byKing 23. Seal the knot with some thin CA glue. Complete this process for all four tail bracing wires. 7 24. The tail section is now complete. ASSEMBLY OF MAIN WINGS AND WING STRUTS: . 25. Glue to each wing the four wing strut mountings as shown. Note: The outer ones are handed in as much as the wing strut screws pass through one side and thread into the other. Orientate these so that all the screws will be facing the same way. 26. Fit to each wing the aileron controls horns using two 1.7x15mm screws positioned diagonally. 27. Trim of any excess length from the aileron horn mounting screws. 28. Slide the three main spars into one of the wings. 29. Slide on the center wing canopy over the middle spar and slide into place the other wing. Check that there is no gap in the center and that the wings fit snuggly together. If they don't quite meet, adjust the spar lengths accordingly. 30. Dummy fit the wing to the fuselage and install the wing bolts. Check that everything aligns properly. 8 SWISS J3 CUB 1400MM PNF CLASSIC OF AVIATION OHO H.KING 31. At this point we recommend that you remove the wing and apply some glue as shown to the various root surfaces. 32. Re-attach the wing to the fuselage and leave until the glue has set. 33. Assemble and attach the wing struts as shown. 34. Use the 2.6x20mm screws provided to secure to the fuselage, and use the 2x10mm screws to attach the wing struts to the wing mounts. OFW 35. Slide the 12x6 propeller onto the motor shaft and secure with the nut and washer. 36. Your J3 Swiss Cub is now basically complete. 9 35. Finally, connect the servo leads to your receiver, if using the provided "Y" lead then connect the two aileron servos to the lead and connect to the receiver. If you wish to mix the ailerons in your computer set then connect the two aileron servos to their respective channels in the receiver. Once everything is connected including the ESC, switch on your transmitter and connect your flight battery, you should then get a series of beeps to say the ESC is armed, best to do this bit with the propeller removed. Center the servos and then connect the clevises to the control surface horns. Adjust the clevises on the pushrods so that with the servos centered, the control surfaces are in their neutral position. Once adjusted, ensure the clevises are firmly clipped/locked together so that they cannot come undone. Control Set-up and CG Please follow the below control throw and Center of Gravity recommendations before attempting to fly your 1400mm Swiss Cub. Elevator CG 60mm Rudder 15-22mm 15-25mm 15-22mm 15-25mm C of G is 60mm from the leading edge of the wing. Aileron 12-20mm 12-20mm Recommended Battery: - Zippy compact 2650mAh 3S 40C, for scale flying PRE-FLIGHT CHECK - Turnigy Bolt LiHV 2400mAh 3S 65C, for sports/scale flying - Turnigy Blue 2200mAh 4S 30C, for sports/aerobatic no scale flying 1. Check wings and control surfaces for alignment and damage. Check all connections to the control surfaces, check all screws and glue joints. 2. Check the propeller, and undercarriage. 3. Check the Centre of Gravity. (C of G) 4. Always turn your transmitter on before powering up your RC plane. 5. Switch the transmitter on, then connect the flight battery. 6. Always perform a range check with your transmitter. Make sure your plane is secure to prevent damage to people and property. 7. Check plane responds properly to control inputs. 8. Re-check all your control surfaces, airframe, screws and undercarriage etc. 9. If there is no interference on the RC controls then the plane is ready to fly. 10 SWISS J3 CUB 1400MM PNF CLASSIC OF AVIATION H.KING FLIGHT Take-off: 1. Place the model into wind and hold in some elevator, slowly increase the throttle, use the rudder to keep the Cub flying straight. Slowly ease off some of the elevator and let the tail of the Cub rise slightly until it is running on the main wheels only, a small touch of up elevator will see the Cub become airborne. 2. Try and fly straight into wind gaining height, once at height and you are comfortable with the flying attitude of your plane then adjust the trims for hands off flying. If trimmed correctly the Cub should fly straight and level at about 50% throttle. 3. Be careful not to over control the plane, just keep the turns gentle and steady and fly at a safe height as you get used to the Cub's flying characteristics. As you get used to it you should start to make gentle circular climbs. As you become more familiar with your H-King Swiss Cub and your flying confidence develops then the more manoeuvres you can try and perform. Flight: 1. The plane should fly level at around 50% throttle. 2. The flight time will be prolonged if you are economic with the power, the Cub does not want to be flown about at full throttle all the time. Landing: Now your first flight is coming to an end, it's time to land. Make sure you do a practice approach. After this approach start your landing pattern beginning with a downwind leg, reducing throttle to slow the Cub to a suitable speed. Turn onto your base leg part of the circuit, use your rudder elevator and ailerons to fly a co-ordinated turn. Turn onto the final approach and keep flying the Cub straight using the rudder, and the wings level using the ailerons. The elevator controls your attitude and speed, and the throttle controls your altitude and descent, using this method, the Cub is easy to control and land. Slowly decrease throttle and slowly fly the Cub onto its main landing gear, when the Cub settles cut the throttle and slowly apply some up elevator. this keeps the tailwheel on the ground. You have now finished your first flight. Taxi your plane back holding in full up elevator and steering with the rudder. Once back in the pit area safely remove the flight battery and switch off your transmitter. TIPS 1. Train yourself with an RC flight model simulator before you fly the H-King J3 Swiss Cub electric RC airplane. It will help you with coordination for when fly your model. 2. Taxi the J3 Swiss Cub on the ground to learn how to control the direction of the plane. Please remember when the plane flies towards to you the aileron and rudder control direction is reversed. 3. Fly with the assistance of an experienced pilot if this is your first flight with this type of model. 4. Do not fly in strong winds or inclement weather. 5. Always head into wind when taking off and landing. 6. Do not fly the plane above or behind you, this can lead to disorientation, always fly the plane in front of the flight line and never behind. 7. Please consider purchasing a spare battery pack for longer flights. 8. Do not fly this plane with damaged or broken parts this may result in accidents or injury. Spare parts are available via our website. 11 PROBLEM SOLVING: Phenomenon Typical error Problem solving Motor does not run 1. The battery is not full charged 2. The battery of the transmitter is low on power. 3. Something is disconnected in the plane 1. Charge the battery 2. Replace the battery in the transmitter. 3. Check motor, ESC connections. Motor runs backwards 1. Motor/ESC connection error 1. Swap around any 2 of the 3 ESC/motor wire connections Servos not operating properly 1. The servo leads are connected to the Rx incorrectly. 2. The servo is damaged. 1. Make sure the servo leads are connected properly. 2. Replace servo. 1. Control surfaces not centered. Difficult to trim 2. CoG is not in the correct position. 12 1. Adjust the trims on the transmitter. 2. Re-position the battery suggested.