EASY Kit with Motor $55.00

Here is how to build your EASY in one hour

Verify that your kit is complete and you have all the parts. You should have three wing pieces, a fuse, horizontal stabilizer, rudder, three push rods, motor, motor mount, prop, two control horns, prop adaptor and four control rod tubes.

Before gluing the wing parts together, mark the CG at 50mm from the leading edge. This will enable you to install the stiffener wire on the CG and help you know where to balance the model later.

Mark the CG line across all three wing parts

OPTIONAL: Cut a slot to accept the wing stiffener wire, or this can also simply be glued on the bottom of the assembled wing.

Apply glue (foam safe CA or low temperature hot melt) to the wing and join, note the 50mm block, holding up the wing tip and the use of weights to stabilize the assembly. NOTE: You may need to slightly sand the wing joint to obtain the desired amount of dihedral.

Let the wing top dry before proceeding

Apply glue to the CG mark that you made earlier glue on the wire stiffener

The completed wire

OPTIONAL: Use a band of strapping tape as an additional reinforcement

Close up view of tape

Before attaching the wing to the fuse, move on to the tail assembly. Start by squaring the horizontal stabilizer/elevator assembly using a triangle or square as shown

With the stabilizer/elevator assembly square, apply glue to the top and bottom. We lifted the flexible EPP of the fuse and squited glue in, keeping the stabilizer in place

Cut a slot for the control horns (in the elevator and rudder)

Glue horn in place

Apply glue to the rudder

Glue onto fuse, making CERTAIN that it is square and true to the fuse

OPTIONAL: use hot melt clue to create a fillet for strength

Glue the elevator servo on one side of the fuse and the rudder servo on the other. Place these forward to help with getting the EASY to balance

Center your servos, then attach the control rods, with every thing connected, glue down the two control rod sleeves (you did remember to slide them over the rods before you attached them - right?)

Apply some glue to the motor mount

Glue the mount to the fuse, it should line up with the indentation in the fuse/wing cradle

Use some CA or other glue to hold the prop adaptor to the motor, mount the prop and attach the motor to the mount with the included rubber band. NOTE: You will need to solder your ESC to the motor at this point and since the motor is installed in a pusher configuration, you will need to hook the black (-) wire of your ESC to the (+) terminal on the motor (use a magnifying glass, it is hard to see). As usual, install the prop with the writing facing forward, which in this case is also facing towards the motor

The completed fuse with electronics attached

Once the fuse and electronics are finished, you can attached the wing by putting a bead of glue down the center of the saddle, and then centering the wing. The single bead of glue will allow you time to adjust the wing so that it is centered and square. Once the single bead has hardened, you can add glue to each side to strengthen the joint. Adjust the wing as needed during this second glue application to make CERTAIN that it is square and true

The completed EASY, ready to fly

One hour later and we are on a test flight