Flyzone Calypso ARF Configuration guide

REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION
In addition to the items listed in the instruction manual for the
Rx-R edition, the Calypso ARF also requires the following items:
❍18A ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) (FLZA6011)
❍C28-30 1300kV brushless motor (FLZA6012)
❍Spinner, folding propeller set (FLZA6006)
❍(4) Calypso micro servos (FLZA6013), or any of the
Futaba®micro servos that have the same case as the
S3117 such as the following:
◗S3117 (FUTM0417)
◗S3157 (FUTM0657)
◗S3156 (FUTM0656)
❍(2) 18"–24" [460 mm – 610 mm] servo wire extensions
for aileron servos (HCAM2200 for Futaba J)
❍The ailerons may be mixed electronically through the
mixing in your transmitter, or “hard-wired” together into
the same channel with a Y-harness (FUTM4130).
❍The Calypso may be assembled with just about any kind
of glue including foam-safe or regular CA, but for gluing
in the servos something thicker and flexible is preferred
such as Zap Goo or similar (PAAR3200).
❍A 1.5mm Allen wrench is required for tightening the set
screws in the folding propeller hub (DTXR0288).
❍Non-permanent threadlocker for all metal-to-metal screws
(GPMR6060)
ASSEMBLY
Assemble the Wings
First, let’s center the aileron servo arms before gluing the
servos into the wing…
❏ 1.Temporarily connect the aileron servos and ESC to your
receiver and turn on your transmitter. Making sure the trims
on your transmitter are centered, connect the battery to the
ESC. If necessary, remove and re-mount the servo arms so
they will be perpendicular as shown. Be certain to replace
the servo arm screws.
You may work on both wings simultaneously, or do one
wing at a time.
❏ 2. Without using any glue, temporarily fit the servos into the
pockets in the wing. Hook up the ailerons with the hardware shown.
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3. Connect a 18" – 24" [460mm – 610mm] servo extension
to the aileron servo wires and secure the connection with tape,
Manual Supplement
Refer to this Instruction Manual Supplement
for initial assembly of your Calypso ARF.
After completing the assembly steps in
this supplement, continue with the twenty-
page RTF/Rx-R/Tx-R Calypso instruction
manual booklet.

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heat shrink tubing or a dab of glue. Lay the servo wires down
inside the channels.
❏ 4. If you plan to hook up the optional flaps, it will be a
little easier to cut the flap servo openings in the bottom wing
covers and fit the flap servos at this time, so go ahead and
do so—but first refer to the illustration at step 13 on page 11
of the Calypso instruction manual for the correct orientation
of the flap servos and servo arms. If unsure whether or not
you will be using flaps, the servo installation and hookup is
easy enough to retrofit later (as illustrated on page 8 of the
instruction manual).
❏ 5. Without using any glue, test-fit the bottom wing cover to
the wing. Make sure the cover lays all the way down flat into
the cavity and make any adjustments necessary.
❏ 6. Glue the aileron servos (and flap servos if installed) into
position—thick or medium CA is suitable, but if ever necessary,
the servos will be easier to extract later if something more
flexible such as Zap Goo or similar is used.
❏ 7. Glue the bottom wing cover into position—thick or medium
CA is okay here, but use care not to allow any glue to leak into
the channel or into the clamp for the joiner tube. If necessary,
use tape or weights to hold the cover down until the glue
hardens.
❏ 8. Glue the spars and optional aileron pushrod covers into
position. Also apply a strip of white or clear tape over the
channel for the aileron servo wire.

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Assemble the Fuselage
Non-permanent threadlocker
should be used on all screws
that thread into metal such as
the motor mount screws, the
set screws in the propeller hub
and the screws that secure the
spinner—a large amount of
threadlocker is not required—
just enough to “wet” the first few
threads.
❏ 1. Guide the motor wires through the oval hole in the bottom
of the motor mount. Then, mount the motor with the two 3 x
5mm screws (don’t forget to use threadlocker on the screws).
❏ 2. Fasten the propeller hub onto the motor shaft using a
1.5mm hex wrench to tighten the set screws. Then, mount the
spinner with the 3 x 12mm screws.
❏ 3. Connect the ESC to the motor and mount the ESC to the
inside of the fuselage with strips of the included adhesive-back
hook-and-loop material. Note: If, while running up the motor
later, the propeller turns backward, simply switch any two of
the three motor wires with each other to make the motor turn
the other direction.

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4. Apply a strip of the rougher, "hook-side" of the hook-
and-loop material to the bottom of the radio compartment for
the battery. Apply thin or medium CA all the way around the
edges of the strip to make certain it is adhered permanently.
❏ 5. Same as was done with the aileron servos, temporarily
power up the elevator and rudder servos with your radio system
and make sure the arms are perpendicular.
❏ 6. Install the pushorods through the guide tubes in the
fuselage. Then, connect the pushrods to the outer holes in
the servo arms. Glue the servos into position.
❏ 7. Thread the clevises onto the pushrods until the end of
each pushrod protrudes through the clevis just enough to
become visible.
Congratulations! Your Calypso ARF
is now a Calypso Rx-R and you may
continue assembly using the full Calypso
instruction manual.