When you first see your EasyStar kit box you won’t believe an entire model aircraft with control and power systems are inside. The cost of this entire airplane and systems is approximately $259 (December 2006 price). When you first open the box you will find separate instruction booklets for the aircraft, the included Hitec RCD Focus three-channel RC system, and a special battery charger with which you will charge the aircraft battery before each flight.

The fuselage will have the motor mounted in place

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with a propeller of the correct size placed on the output shaft. The motor is already wired to the ESC

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and the RC receiver.

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A front hatch cover can easily be removed to gain access to the radio system and the battery for charging purposes

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The wing comes in two sections or panels.

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They are joined with a carbon-fiber tube and self lock in the center. No cement is required. This is convenient because you can remove the wing and separate it for easier storage or for transport.

A horizontal stabilizer with a pre-hinged elevator

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must be installed at the rear of the fuselage per the instructions. Sticky tape is employed rather than cement. The vertical tail piece with the hinged rudder also attaches to the top of the stabilizer.

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Both servos that control the elevator and rudder functions are preinstalled on either side of the fuselage

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and so are the control rods that run from these servos to the control surfaces.

The instructions will show you how you insert the two control wires exiting out the rear of the fuselage into the control horn

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located on both the rudder and elevator. When the wires are in place, use the supplied hex wrench to tighten the two screws

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to secure the two wires to their respective control horns. It may later be necessary to readjust the neutral positions on the control surfaces when you turn the RC system on for the first time.

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