Ares Gamma 370 pro User manual

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Wingspan:37.0in(940mm)

Length:30.6in(775mm)

WeightwithBattery: 16.0‐17.5oz(455‐495g)

Battery:800‐1300mAh2S7.4Vor3S11.1VLiPo(required)

Charger:2S7.4Vor3S11.1VLiPoBalancing(required)

TransmitterandReceiver: 4+channel(required)

On‐BoardElectronics:Brushlessmotor,ESCand3servos(installed)

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Instruction Manual

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Specifications............................................................................................................................................1

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Notes.........................................................................................................................................................3

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Introduction..............................................................................................................................................4

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SafetyPrecautionsandWarnings.............................................................................................................4

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FCCInformation........................................................................................................................................5

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RequiredtoComplete...............................................................................................................................6

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InstallingtheReceiver..............................................................................................................................6

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AssemblingtheWing................................................................................................................................7

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InstallingtheHorizontalandVerticalTails.............................................................................................12

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InstallingtheLandingGear.....................................................................................................................13

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InstallingtheLiPoFlightBattery.............................................................................................................14

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CenteringtheControlSurfaces..............................................................................................................16

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InstallingthePropeller/Optional‐UsePropSaver..................................................................................18

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AttachingtheWing.................................................................................................................................23

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FlightControlsandTrimming.................................................................................................................24

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ControlThrows.......................................................................................................................................28

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CenterofGravity(CG).............................................................................................................................28

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SelectingaFlyingArea............................................................................................................................29

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ESC(ElectronicSpeedControl)Arming..................................................................................................29

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FlightChecklist........................................................................................................................................31

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Flying.......................................................................................................................................................31

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Repairs....................................................................................................................................................34

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ReplacementPartsList...........................................................................................................................35

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Warranty,SupportandService..............................................................................................................36

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AMANationalModelAircraftSafetyCode.............................................................................................36

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Notes.......................................................................................................................................................39

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Table of Contents

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Notes

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TheAres™[air‐eez]Gamma370ProoffersthestabilityanddurabilityoftheoriginalGamma

370whilealsodeliveringfull4‐channelcontrolandaerobaticcapabilitysportflyerswillenjoy.

TheadvancedEPOfoamairframedesignisnotonlylightweight,durableandeasytorepair,it

alsoarrivesfactory‐assembledandnearlyready‐to‐flyrightoutoftheboxsoyoucanbeflying

atalocalpark,schoolyardorflyingfieldinalmostnotimeatall.

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TheGamma370ProisRFR(Ready‐For‐Receiver)andincludesafactory‐installed370

brushlessmotor,18‐ampbrushlessESCandthree9‐gramsub‐microservos.It’sreadyforyou

toinstalla4+channelreceivercompatiblewithyourfavoritetransmitterandincludestwo

propelleroptionsforusewith2S7.4Vor3S11.1V800‐1300mAhLiPobatteries.Bestofallit’s

availableatapricethatoffersunbelievablevalueandmakesithardforalmostanypilotto

resist!

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Thefactory‐installedbrushlesspowersystemisquiet,efficientandpowerfuldeliveringgreat

performanceandlongflighttimeswith2S7.4Vandunlimitedverticalperformancewith3S

11.1VLiPobatteries.Coupledtosmoothandpreciseaileron,elevatorandruddercontrolsthe

Gamma370Proiscapableofallbasicandevenadvanced4‐channelaerobaticsincluding

pointrolls,rollingcircles,knifeedgeandmore!

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AndalthoughtheGamma370Proisnearlyready‐to‐flyrightouttheboxpleasetakethetime

toreadthroughthismanualforinformationonassembly,controlchecksandmorebefore

makingyourfirstflight.Pleasealsovisitourwebsiteatwww.Ares‐RC.comforadditional

informationincludingproductupdates,bulletins,videosandmore.

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Failuretousethisproductintheintendedmannerasdescribedinthefollowinginstructions

canresultindamageand/orpersonalinjury.ARadioControlled(RC)airplane/helicopteris

notatoy!Ifmisuseditcancauseseriousbodilyharmanddamagetoproperty.

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Keepitemsthatcouldbecomeentangledinthepropeller/rotorbladesawayfromthe

propeller/rotor,includinglooseclothing,tools,etc.Beespeciallysuretokeepyourhands,

faceandotherpartsofyourbodyawayfromthepropeller/rotorblades.

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Astheuserofthisproductyouaresolelyandwhollyresponsibleforoperatingitinamanner

thatdoesnotendangeryourselfandothersorresultindamagetotheproductorthe

propertyofothers.

Introduction

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Precautions and Warnin

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Thismodeliscontrolledbyaradiosignalthatissubjecttopossibleinterferencefromavariety

ofsourcesoutsideyourcontrol.Thisinterferencecancausemomentarylossofcontrolsoitis

advisabletoalwayskeepasafedistancefromobjectsandpeopleinalldirectionsaroundyour

modelasthiswillhelptoavoidcollisionsand/orinjury.

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•Neveroperateyourmodelifthevoltageofthebatteriesinthetransmitteristoolow.

•Alwaysoperateyourmodelinanopenareaawayfromobstacles,people,vehicles,

buildings,etc.

•Carefullyfollowthedirectionsandwarningsforthisandanyoptionalsupport

equipment(chargers,rechargeablebatteries,etc.).

•Keepallchemicals,smallpartsandallelectroniccomponentsoutofthereachof

children.

•Moisturecausesdamagetoelectroniccomponents.Avoidwaterexposuretoall

electroniccomponents,parts,etc.notspecificallydesignedandprotectedforusein

water.

•Neverlickorplaceanyportionofyourmodelinyourmouthasitcouldcauseserious

injuryorevendeath.

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Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemust

acceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

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Caution:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor

compliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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Thisproductcontainsaradiotransmitterwithwirelesstechnologywhichhasbeentestedand

foundtobecompliantwiththeapplicableregulationsgoverningaradiotransmitterinthe

2.400GHzto2.4835GHzfrequencyrange.

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Theassociatedregulatoryagenciesofthefollowingcountriesrecognizethenoted

certificationsforthisproductasauthorizedforsaleanduse:USA

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FCC Information

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TheGamma370ProisRFR(Ready‐For‐Receiver)andrequiresthefollowingitems:

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4+channeltransmitter(withsuitablerangefora‘parkflyer’classmodel)

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4+channelreceiver(compatiblewiththetransmitterthatwillbeused)

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2‐Cell/2S7.4Vor3‐Cell/3S11.1V800–1300mAhLiPobattery(15+Ccontinuous

dischargeratecapable)

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LiPobatterycharger(compatiblewiththebatterythatwillbeused)

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Usetheincludedadhesive‐backed‘hook‐and‐loop’materialtoinstallthereceiver(not

included)compatiblewiththetransmitteryou’vechosentouse.Installthereceiveronthe

sideofthefuselageoppositeoftheESC.Plugthe3‐wireleadfromtheESCintothe‘throttle’

channel,theelevatorservoleadintothe‘elevator’channelandtherudderservoleadintothe

‘rudder’channelonthereceiver.

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NOTE:It’simportanttoensurecorrectpolaritywhenpluggingtheleads/connectorsinto

thereceiver.Refertothemarkingsonthereceiver(ortheinstructionmanualforthe

receiver)toidentifywhichpinsaccepttheblackcolor(negative/ground),redcolor

(positive)andwhitecolor(signal)wireleads.Also,dependingonthemake/modelof

receiveritmaybenecessarytoslightly‘bevel’theedgesoftheblackcolorconnectorsso

theyfiteasilyintothecaseofthereceiver.Werecommendusingasmallfileorsanding

blockandEXTREMECAREtobeveltheappropriateedgesoftheconnectorsasneeded.

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Installin

the Receiver

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Parts/ToolsRequired:

Leftandrightwingpanels

Plasticwingcover

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Thintwo‐sidedtape(optional)

5–15minuteepoxy(optional)

Toassemblethewingstartbyslidingtheplywood‘joiner’thatextendsoutoftherightwing

panelintothecorrespondingslotintheleftwingpanel.Carefullyslidethepanelstogether

untiltheymeet.

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OPTIONAL:Foramoresecurewingjointyoucanusethintwo‐sidedtapeor5–15minute

epoxybetweenthepanels.Thickcyanoacrylate(CA)gluemayalsobeusedkeepinginmind

thattheuseofglue/epoxywillresultinamore‘permanent’wingjoint.Also,it’simportantto

ensurethatthetopandbottomsidesofthewingpanelsarealignedproperly,especiallynear

theleading(front)andtrailing(rear)edges,whenjoiningthepanelswithtapeorglue/epoxy.

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NOTE:Duetoslightvariationsintheproductionofrelatedpartsit’spossiblethattheleading

(front)andtrailing(rear)edgesofbothwingpanelswillnotalignexactlywhenthepanelsare

slidtogether.ThisOKandshouldhavenodiscernibleimpactontheflight

performance/characteristicsofthemodel.

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Aftersliding/joiningthetwowingpanelstogetherlocatetheplastic‘wingcover’.Thiscover

helpsprotectthetopofthewingfromtherubberbandsusedtoattachittothefuselage

whilealsoprovidingadditionalsupportforthewingjoint.

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Beforeremovingthebackingmaterialonthetapeusedtosecurethecovertothewingcheck

thefitofthecoveronthewing.Lineupthetrailing(rear)edgeofthecoverwiththetrailing

edgeofthewingwhilealso‘centering’thecoveroverthejointbetweenthewingpanels

Assemblin

the Win

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Afterconfirmingthecoverfitscorrectlyremovethebackingmaterialtoexposethetape.

Then,verycarefullylineupthetrailingedgeofthecoverwiththetrailingedgeofthewing

andcenterthecoverbeforepressingitdownagainstthewingpanels.Startfromthetrailing

edgeofthewingandslowlypressthecoverdownwithlightpressuresoitfitsagainstthe

wingascloselyaspossibleuntilyoureachtheleading(front)edge.Applyonlylightpressure

soyoucanpossiblyremoveandreinstallthecoverifthefit/alignmentisnotcorrect.

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Then,afterconfirmingthefitandalignmentaregood,applymorepressuretobettersecure

thecovertothewing.

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NOTE:Insomecasesitmaynotbepossibleforalledgesofthecovertofitflushagainstthe

surfaceofthewing.Thisisnottypicallyaproblemastherubberbandsusedtoattachthe

wingtothefuselagewillhelpholdtheedgesofthecoverinplace.However,dependingon

thefitofsomepartsitmaybehelpfultoapplytransparent‘packing’tapeand/or

cyanoacrylate(CA)glue(werecommendMedium/Gap‐FillingorThickviscosity)tobetter

securetheedges.Keepinmindthattheuseofgluewillresultinamore‘permanent’

installationofthewingcover.

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Next,selectatwo‐sidedservoarmthathasholesatleast7/16”–1/2”(11–13mm)fromthe

centeroneitherside.Checktoseeifthe‘Z‐bends’ofthepushrodsfit/passthroughthe

existingholesintheservoarm.IfnotUSEEXTMREMECAREANDAHOBBYKNIFEWITHA

SHARPNO.11BLADE,ORAPINVISE/DRILLWITHA3/64”(1.2mm)DRILLBIT,TOVERY

CAREFULLYENLARGETHEHOLESINTHEPOSITIONSYOUPLANTOUSEJUSTENOUGHSO

THEZ‐BENDSCANPASSTHROUGHTHEM.It’sveryimportantthatyouDONOTenlargethe

holesmorethannecessaryotherwisethepushrodswillbetoolooseintheholespotentially

resultingin‘slop/play’thatmaymakeitdifficulttoproperlytrimandcontroltheaileronsin

flight.Ofcourseit’salsoimportantthatthepushrodsarenotinstalledtootightlyinthe

holes(thepushrodsshouldrotatefreelybutwithoutslop/play).

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9



Afterselectingandpreparingasuitableservoarm,plugthelead/connectorfromtheaileron

servointotheaileronchannelofyourreceiver.NOTE:Youcaninstallanoptional‘servo

extension’betweenthereceiverandaileronservoleadtomakeiteasierto

connect/disconnecttheservonowandwheninstalling/removingthewinginthefuture.



Turnthetransmitteron,centertheaileronchanneltrimandconnectasuitableLiPobattery

totheESCtopoweronthereceiverandservos.Checktobesuretheaileronservoresponds

toleftandrightcontrolinputscorrectlythencentertheright‐handstick.



IMPORTANTNOTE:Beforeinstallingtheservoarmontheservoyoushouldsetthe‘servo

reversing’fortheaileronchannelasnecessarytoensuretheailerons/aileronservoare

respondingcorrectlytocontrolstickmovements(asshowninthe‘FlightControlsand

Trimming’sectionofthismanual).



Withtheaileronstickandtrimcenteredtheservoshouldalsobecentered.Nowinstallthe

selectedservoarmontheoutputshaftoftheservosoit’sasclosetoperpendiculartothe

servocaseaspossible.It’sOKifthearmcannotbepositionedexactlyperpendiculartothe

caseaslongasit’sclose.However,ifthearmismorethan5–10degreesawayfrom

perpendicularwesuggestrotatingthearmapproximately180‐degreesand/orcheckingother

suitableservoarmsuntilyoufindtheonethatfitswiththebestalignmentoverall.



Afterinstallingtheservoarmontheoutput

shaftinthepositionwiththebestpossible

alignmentuseoneoftheincluded2x6mm

‘button’(small)headscrewstosecurethe

servoarmtotheoutputshaft(donotover‐

tightenthescrew!).



10

Withtheservoarminstalledandtheaileronstickandtrimstillcenteredcarefullyspread

openeach‘clevis’(thewhiteplasticpartinstalledonthethreadedendofthemetalpushrod)

soyoucaninsertthepinintheholeoneachcontrolhorn/bracketattachedtothe‘aileron

torquerods’installedinthewing.Itmaybehelpfultoinsertaflatbladescrewdriver(not

included)intotheclevisthentocarefully‘twist’ituntilitdisengagesthepinfromtheholein

theclevis.Also,itisnotnecessaryto‘snap’theclevisbacktogetheruntilthecentering

adjustmentsarecomplete.



Afterconnectingtheclevisestothecontrolhorns/bracketsviewthetrailing(rear)edge

oftheaileronsandwingfromdirectlybehind.Thetrailingedgesoftheaileronsshould

be‘inline’withthetrailingedgesofthewingwhenaileronsareproperly‘centered’.

However,iftheaileronsare‘offcenter’youcanadjustthelength/positionofthe

pushrods/clevisesasneeded.



Ifeitheraileronis‘above’centercarefullyremovetheclevisfromthecontrol

horn/bracketandscrewit‘in’(clockwise)onehalftoonefullturntheninsertthepin

backintothecontrolhorn/bracket.Or,ifeitheraileronis‘below’centerscrewtheclevis

‘out’(counter‐clockwise)onehalftoonefullturntheninsertthepinbackintothe

controlhorn/bracket.Viewthetrailingedgesoftheaileronsandwingfromdirectly

behindagainandcontinueadjustingthelength/positionofthepushrod/clevisuntilboth

aileronsarecenteredappropriately.



NOTE:Insomecasesitmaynotbepossibletoexactlycentertheinboardandoutboard

portionsofanaileronrelativetothetrailingedgesofthewing.Ifyoufindthistobethe

casesimplyadjustthelength/positionofthepushrod/clevisto‘splitthedifference’

betweentheinboardandoutboardportionsrelativetothetrailingedgesofthewing.



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