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E-flite Apprentice S 15e


With the cowl removed it is now easy to see the exposed nose wheel attachment points (above left) below the motor. With the Apprentice S upside down (above right) the nose wheel pushrod is seen attached to the steering


tiller arm, that’s being adjusted with a set screw. The left wing panel (below left) comes with a pre-installed carbon fiber wing spar. The wing panels slide along the spar, with the plastic protectors (below right) in place.


stand any of it. For the moment, it brought me to a dead stop until I figured it out by reading the next several pages. It was at this point an experienced builder looking over my shoulder would have been very wel- come and saved a lot of time.


With the connections made, and switches in the proper positions, the wings finally got attached and held securely with the sup- plied rubber bands. Now I actually had something that at least looked like a model airplane. The center of gravity measure- ment was made, as were adjustments lining


up the control surfaces. The assembly phase was finished.


Being anxious to try things out, I inserted the fully charged batteries, and following the instructions, set the switches, assumed that as the manual said, the binding process had been done at the factory. It was time to see how well I had done. Nothing happened.


So I did what really needed to be done. I re-read the instructions. It seems that a cer- tain amount of patience is required while the SAFE system initializes. Other kinds of


black box magic also happens I guess. [The partner AS3X system needs to stabilize as well –Ed]. On the next try, the motor turned on and nearly shot the plane across the floor. Any questions about the state of my aging reflexes were resolved right then. No dam- age was done. Testing the controls followed and they responded as they should. But does it fly? Can I, a novice, fly it? Twenty-one pages of the twenty-eight page manual are devoted to flight training, use of the transmitter, SAFE technology and trimming the plane for straight and level


The horizontal and vertical stabilizers slide into a molded channel (above left) within the fuselage and are self aligning. Once both tail surfaces are installed,


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two small screws (above right) help to carefully align and secure the stabilizer posts to the fuselage.


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