Translations:KAVAN Pilatus PC-6 Porter - Instruction manual/23/en

Model assembly

1. Push the undercarriage into slots in the bottom of the fuselage until you hear a "Click!", slide in the plastic inserts and secure by rotating the latches.
2. Secure the upper undercarriage struts using M2×12 mm screws to the fuselage (do not tighten completely).
3. Secure the struts to the undercarriage using M3×10 mm screws. Apply a drop of blue threadlocker to the screws but do not tighten completely.
4. Slide the wing halves onto the wing tube joiner.
5. Connect the wing multi connectors to the corresponding sockets in the wing halves.
6. Hook up your receiver, servos and ESC following the wiring diagram (Fig. 6). The receiver is to be secured with a strip of double-sided foam tape or hook-and-loop tape to the rear part of the cockpit. Deploy the antennas so their active parts are square to each other (if you are using a receiver featuring diversity aerials).
   
   Note: The kit is supplied with the connection board for ailerons, flaps, rudder and LED lights so you can use even the most basic 6-channel radios to control your PC-6 Porter. If you intend to use independent control of aileron and flap servos and an advanced computer radio, you have to bypass the connection board accordingly.
   
   The LED lights are only powered via the connection board; they are not remote-controlled in any way.
7. Attach the wing to the fuselage and secure by the wing joiner plate and two M6×40 mm plastic bolts.
8. Attach the wing struts and secure them with two clips each.
9. Trial the fit of the horizontal and vertical tailplane and the fuselage - no glue yet. Double check the parts fit tight and the fin is vertical to the horizontal stabilizer. If necessary sand the parts to fit. Once satisfied, apply medium or rather thick cyano (or clear silicone or MS polymer glue) to the contact area of the fin and attach the fin to the fuselage.
10. Insert the horizontal tailplane in place and secure it with the M6×40 mm plastic bolt.
11. Install the tail wheel and the rudder/tail wheel linkage. Do not forget to apply a drop of blue threadlocker to the setting screws.
12. Attach the propeller to the prop driver and secure it with the propeller nut with a washer; tighten the nut using a No. 10 spanner. (For your safety, you should better leave the propeller installation after your radio is all connected and set and the correct direction of rotation of your motor has been tested.) Secure the spinner using an M2.5×20 mm bolt in place.
13. Use medium cyano to glue the dummy antennas in place.
14. Open the battery compartment hatch, and put your flight pack inside. With your radio on, set the servos to the neutral position (sticks and trims centred) and fasten the setting screws of the pushrod connectors on the elevator and rudder servo arms. Perform the throttle range calibration of the ESC as described in the attachment of this manual.
    
    Float Set Installation (optional - sold separately)
15. Attach the struts to the floats and secure them with plastic braces and 2.0x10 mm self-tapping screws.
16. Push the struts into slots in the bottom of the fuselage until you hear a “Click!”, slide in the plastic inserts and secure by rotating the latches.
17. Install the water rudder in place. Do not forget to apply a drop of blue threadlocker to the setting screw.