Value Hobby AeroMaster-46 User manual

AeroMaster-46
Almost‐Ready‐to‐FlyNitro/ElectricAerobat
INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
Specifications
Wingspan:59in(1470mm)
Length:49in(1250mm)
WingArea:604.5sqin(39sqdm)
FlyingWeight:4.4lb‐4.85lb(2000‐2200g)

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DearCustomer,
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofAeroMaster‐46ARFfromValueHobby.Wethankyouforyourgenerous
support,andhopeyouenjoyyournewairplane.
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AtValueHobby,wehopetooffercompetitiveprices,goodperformance,andproductsthatyoucansetupand
usewithease.That’swhyweextensivelyresearchedandtestedthisairplane,andsuggestedalltheproducts
necessaryforyoutosetupproperly.Weunderstandthatyouhavemanychoiceswhenpurchasing,andweare
gratefulyouchoosetobuyfromus.
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Asvendors,oneofthemostgratifyingthingsforusistohearfromourcustomers.Wewouldwelcomeany
suggestiontohelpusimprove.Pleasemakeusawareofanyerrorsandimperfectionsintheairplaneorthe
instructions,oraboutthesetupthatwesuggested.Wehopeyou’llfindoursetupsuggestionstobehelpful,and
enjoyflyingyournewairplane.Pleasefeelfreetocontactusat(630)948‐0947oremailusat
[e-mail]
Disclaimer
Bypurchasingand/orbuildingthismodel,userassumesALLliabilityandriskinvolvedwiththisproduct.This
modelshouldbebuiltandflownbyanexperiencedpilotandonlyflownatAMAsanctionedsites.
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ValueHobbyguaranteesthismodeltobefreeofdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipatthedateofpurchase.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoveranypartsdamagedbyuseormodifications.InnowayshallValueHobby’sliability
exceedtheoriginalcostofthepurchasedmodel.Further,ValueHobbyreservestherighttomodifythiswarranty
withoutnotice.ValueHobbyhasnocontroloverthefinalstagesofassemblyorthematerialusedforthefinal
assembly.Noliabilityshallbeassumednormaterialsusedforthefinaluser‐assembledproduct.Bytheactof
usingthefinalproducttheuseracceptsallresultingliability.ValueHobby,asaR/Cproductvendor,providesa
topqualityairplaneandinstructionstocompletethemodel.Thequalityandflightcharacteristicsofthefinished
modeldependgreatlyonhowitisbuilt;wecannotguaranteetheperformanceforthecompletedmodeland
representationsareexpressedorimpliedastotheperformanceofthecompletedmodel.Ifthebuyerisnot
preparedtoaccepttheliabilityassociatedwiththeuseofthisproduct,thebuyerisadvisedtoreturnthiskit
immediately,innewandunusedcondition.
SafetyinAssembly
Duringassemblyofthisaircraft,youwillbeaskedtousesharpknivesandhobbyadhesives.Pleasefollowall
safetyproceduresrecommendedbythemanufacturersoftheproductsyouuse,andalwaysfollowthese
importantguidelines:
ALWAYSprotectyoureyeswhenworkingwithadhesives,knives,ortools,especiallypowertools.Safetyglasses
arethebestwaytoprotectyoureyes.
ALWAYSprotectyourbody,especiallyyourhandsandfingerswhenusingadhesives,knives,ortools,especially
powertools.Donotcuttowardexposedskinwithhobbyknives.Donotplacehobbyknivesontablesorbenches
wheretheycanrollofforbeknockedoff.
ALWAYShaveafirst‐aidkithandywhenworkingwithadhesives,knives,ortools,especiallypowertools.
ALWAYSkeephobbyequipmentandsuppliesoutofthereachofchildren.
SafetyinFlying
ThisisNOTatoy!Itisaveryhigh‐performanceRCairplanecapableofhighspeedsandextrememaneuvers.It
shouldonlybeoperatedbyacompetentpilotinasafeareawithpropersupervision.

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ONLYflyyouraircraftinasafe,openarea,awayfromspectatorsandvehicles–andwhereitislegaltofly.
NEVERflyoveranunsafearea,suchasaroadorstreet.
Neverflytooclosetoyourselforspectators.
Neverrunyourmotorinsideahouseorbuildingwiththepropellerattached–Removethepropforsafety.
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RequiredItems
CAGlue–ThinandThick
Epoxyglue
HobbyKnife
SmallPhillipsScrewdriver
SetMetricAllenWrenches
Scissors
SmallPliers
WireCutters
Maskingtape
Optional–Heatgun
BeforeStartingAssembly
Examination
Unpackyourairplaneandexaminethecomponents.Checkfordamageofanykind.Ifyouseeanydamage,
pleasecontactValueHobbyimmediately.
Covering
Yourairplanewaspackedinplasticatthefactorywithoutanywrinklesinthecovering.Youmaynoticesome
wrinklesnow;morelikely,youwillnoticeafewinadayortwoorthefirsttimeyoutaketheplaneouttothe
flyingfield.Thesewrinklesaretheresultofwoodshrinkageand/orexpansion.Balsawoodchangessizeand
shapeslightlyasitisexposedtovaryinghumidityintheair.Thisisanaturalpropertyofbalsawood.Asyour
airplaneadjuststotheweatherinyourpartoftheworld,wrinklesmayappearanddisappear.Wrinklesmaybe
removedwiththegentleapplicationofheattothecoveringmaterialonyourairplane.Thebesttooltouseisa
hobbyheatgun.Applytheheatgently:thecoveringmaterialwillshrinkasyouapplytheheat,andthiswill
removethewrinkles.BECAREFUL!Too muchheatappliedtooquicklycandamagethecovering,eitherby
causingittopullawayfromthewoodatseamsandcornersorevenbymeltingit.Thecoveringwillshrinkatlow
temperaturewithpatientapplicationofheat.
WrinklesinthecoveringDONOTaffectflightperformance.
Removethecanopybeforeattemptingtouseheatonyourcovering!Thecanopyismadeofthermo‐activated
plasticandWILLdeformwiththeapplicationofheat.Donotapplyheattothecanopy.
Ifyouneedtocleanyourairplane,werecommendusingadamptowel.Thepaintusedonthecanopyandcowlis
notsafeforallcleaners.Inparticular,DONOTusealcoholontheseparts,itwillremovethepaint.
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MainPartsoftheAirplane
Accessoriesandsmallpartsnotpictured
ConfigurationModelQty
Radio4channel 1
MotorSizeGForceG32BrushlessOutrunnerMotor(4250‐800KV)1
SpeedControl80ABrushlessESC1
Recommended
Battery（LiPO）GForce30C4000mAh4S14.8VLiPO1
PropSize14X7or15X61
ServosStandardservos5(nitro)
4(electric)
Y‐HarnessUniversalServoY‐Harness(300mm）11.8‐Inch(Futaba"J"andJR
Compatible)1
ExtensionUniversalServoExtension(600mm）23.6‐Inch(Futaba"J"andJR
Compatible)2
ChargerGTPOWERX‐CHARGERC66SLiPOCharger1

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Section1:AileronInstallation.
1. Drilla1/1 6 ‐inchholeintothecenterofeachhinge
slotintheaileronandwingpanel.Trimthecovering
awayfromeachhingeslottoensurethatthehinges
willbeproperlygluedinplace.
2. TestfitaCAhingeintoeachofthehingeslots.If
necessary,enlargetheslotswithahobbyknife.
Whensatisfiedwiththefit,placethehingesintothe
slots.Pushapinthroughthemiddleofeachhinge
tokeepthemcentered.
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3. Jointheailerontothewingpanelandremovethe
pinsfromthehinges.Centertheailerononthe
wing.
4. Adjusttheaileronsothereisasmallgapbetween
theLEoftheaileronandthewing.Thegapshould
beabout1/6 4 ‐inchorjustwideenoughtoslipa
pieceofpaperthrough.
5. ApplysixdropsofthinCAtothetopandbottomof
eachhinge.Donotuseacceleratorinthehinging
process.TheCAmustbeallowedtosoakintothe
hingenaturally.AftertheCAhascured,flexthe
surfacesseveraltimestobreakinthehinges.Pullon
bothsurfacestomakesurethehingesaresecure.
6. Repeatsteps1‐5fortheotherwingpanel.

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Section2:AileronServos&Pushrods
Installation.
Beforeinstallation,confirmthattheservosthatyou
willbeusingwillproperlyfitintheservoopening.Make
adjustmentsasnecessaryforyourbrandservos.The
servoopeningsshowninthissectionwillfitstandard
sizeservos.
1. Installingtheservosinthewingwillrequiretheuse
ofone300mmservoextensionforeachaileron
servo.OneY‐harnessconnectorisrequiredandis
usedtoallowtheaileronservostoplugintoone
slotinyourreceiver.Youmayalsohaveacomputer
radiothatallowsyoutoplugtheservosinto
separateslotsandthenmixthemtogetherwiththe
radiotransmitter.Ifyouchoosetomixthem
togetherwiththeradioratherthanaY‐harness,
refertothemanualforyourparticularmodelradio
system.
2. Attachthe30mmservoextensiontotheaileron
servoandsecureitwithheatshrinktubing.The
tubingcanbeshrunkaroundtheconnectorwitha
heatgunormicrotorch.Only38mmofheatshrink
tubingisrequiredforeachconnector.Ifyouraileron
servohastabsmoldedintothecaseformounting
theservoonitsside,theymustbecutoffinorder
fortheservotofitintotheservobayinthewing
panel.Followtheinstructionsincludedwiththe
servoforcuttingthetabs.Installtheeyeletsand
grommetsincludedwiththeservo.
3. Securelytiethestringfrominsidetheopeningfor
theaileronservototheendoftheservoextension.
Pulltheservowireandextensionthroughthewing.
4. Temporarilypositiontheaileronservointo
theservobay.Installandremoveaservomounting
screwintoeachofthefourholes.Applyadropof
thinCAintotheholestohardenthewood.After
thegluehashardened,installtheservointothe
opening.Cutthreearmsfromafour‐armedservo
arm(armsmayneedtobepurchasedseparately).
Centertheservowithyourradiosystemandinstall
aservoarmparalleltotheaileronhingelineas
shown.

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5. Placeoneofthenyloncontrolhornontheaileron,
positioningitasshowninthesketchandaligningit
withtheservoarmusingastraightedgeasaguide.
Markthelocationforthescrewholes.Usinga
Ф1.8mmdrillbit,drillaholethroughtheaileronat
themarksyoumade.InstallandremoveaPM2x
25mmsheetmetalscrewintoeachoftheholes.
HardentheholeswithadropofthinCA.Afterthe
gluehashardenedcompletely,installthecontrol
hornwithtwoPM2x25mmsheetmetalscrews.
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6. LocateaФ1.8x170mmpushrodwirethreadedon
oneend.Screwanylonclevisontotherod20
completeturns.Slideasiliconeclevisretaineronto
thebaseoftheclevis.Connecttheclevistothe
secondholefromthebottominthecontrolhorn.
7. Usetapeorasmallclamptoholdtheaileroninthe
neutralposition.Withtheservoarmstillparallelto
thehingeline,makeamarkonthepushrodwhere
itcrossestheouterholeintheservoarm.Remove
thepushrodandclevisfromthecontrolhorn.Cut
offtheexcesspushrodwire6mmbeyondthemark.
Enlargetheouterholeintheservoarmusinga
2mmdrillbit.Connectthepushrodtotheservoarm
usingapushrodconnector.
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Section3:Finishthewingpanels
1. Usethewingtubetoattachthewinghalvestothe
fuselage.
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2. Installthewingpanelsontothewingtubeand
securethemtothefuselageusingtwonylonwing
bolts.
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(TesttheCM5X20mmwingboltsintotheblindnutsin
thewingpanels.Iftheboltsaredifficulttothreadinto
theblindnuts,insertatapintothenutstocleanupthe
threads.)
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Section4:StabilizerInstallation
1. Slidethehorizontalstabilizerintothestabslot
attheendofthefuselage.Centerthestableft
andrightinthefuselage.Measurethedistance
fromthestabtipstothewingtipsandmake
themeasurementsequal.Whensatisfied,use
afelt‐tippentotracearoundthestabwhereit
meetsthefuse.
A
BB
A
A=A
B=B
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2. Trimthecoveringfromthestab1.6mminsidethe
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3. Inserttheverticalfininthefuselageslot.Adjustit
tobesymmetricandequidistantfromtheleftto
right,perpendiculartothefuselage.
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4. TemporarilyinsertaФ1.8x730mmpushrodinto
eachelevatorpushrodexitslot.Usethepositionof
thepushrodtoaligntheelevatorcontrolhornsonto
theundersidesoftheelevatorhalves.Markthe
locationsofthecontrolhornmountingholesonto
theelevatorhalvesanddrill1.6mmholesatthe
marks.ThreadaPM2x25mmself‐tappingscrew
intoeachholeandbackitout.Applyacoupledrops
ofthinCAgluetoeachholeandletitharden.
Attachtheelevatorcontrolhornstotheelevators
usingfourPM2x25mmself‐tappingscrews.
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5. Securethetailwheeltothetailwheelassembly
withaФ4.1mmwheelcollaranda5.5‐6setscrew.
Besurethatthetailwheelrotatesfreelyontheaxle.
Oiltheaxleifnecessary.
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6. Testtheruddertothefuselagewiththetailwheel
assemblyinstalledintheorientationshown.Make
anyadjustmentsnecessarysothenylontabonthe
tailwheelwirefitsallthewayintotheslotinthe
fuse.
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7.Roughentheportionofthetailwheelassembly
thatintotherudderwith220‐gritsandpaperand
cleanitoffwithalcohol.Gluethetailwheelwire
intotheholeintheLEoftherudderwithmedium
orthickCAglue.Besurenottogetglueontothe
nylontabwhereitrotatesonthewire(oilapplied
onthetailwheelwirearoundthetabwillhelp
preventgluefromstickingtoit).Lightlycoatboth
sidesofthenylontabwiththickCAglueorepoxy
andtheruddertothefuselagealongwithtwoCA
hinges.GluetheCAhingesinplacewiththinCA
glue.
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8. Asyoudidwiththeelevatorhalves,useaФ1.8x
730mmpushrodtopositionacontrolhornonto
theleftsideoftherudder.Attachitusingtwo
PM2X25mmself‐tappingscrews.
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Section5:InstalltheTailServos&
Pushrods
1.Withtherudderintheneutralpositionandthe
rudderservoarmperpendiculartothepushrod,
markwherethe.
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2. AttachtwoФ1.8x730mmpushrodswithnylon
clevisesandsiliconeclevisretainerstothethird
fromouterholesintheelevatorcontrolhorns.
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3. Withtheleftelevatorintheneutralpositionand
theelevatorservoperpendiculartotheservocase,
markthelocationwheretheleftelevatorpushrod
crossestheouterholeoftheelevatorservoarm.
Makea90degreebendatthemarkandcutoffthe
excesspushrod6mmbeyondthebend.Position
therightelevatorintheneutralpositionandcut
offtheexcesspushrod25mmbehindtheelevator
servoarm.Jointhetwoelevatorpushrods
togetherusingtwo4mmwheelcollars,two
PM3x6mmSHCSandthreadlockingcompound.
Viewthemodelfrombehindandconfirmthatthe
elevatorhalvesareparallel.Ifnot,makeany
adjustmentsasnecessarytotheclevisesorwheel
collarsuntiltheyare.
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Section6:InstalltheMainLanding
Gear
Locatetheitemsshowninpicture.
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1Reinstallthewheelcollarsandwheelsontothe
axles.ThreadaCM4X40setscrewintoeachwheel
collarandtightenthesetscrewsagainsttheflat
spotsontheaxles.Besurethatthewheelrotates
freelyontheaxle.
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2Attachthewheelpantstothelandinggearlegs
usingfourPWAX12mmmachinescrews,fourM2
flatwashers,fourM2lockwashers.
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3Attachthelandinggearlegstothefuselageusing
twoCM4X20mmSHCS,twoM4flatwashers,two
M4lockwashers.
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Section7:InstallingaNitroMotor
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1.Thefueltankcanbeassembledasatwolinesystem
consistingofavent(pressure)linetothemuffler
andacarbline.Fillingandemptyingofthetank
wouldneedtobedonethroughthecarbline,oran
optionalfuelfillvalve.Thetankcanalsobe
assembledasathreelinesystemhavingaventline,
carbline,andfillline.Ifinstallingafillline,
puncturethetopofthestopperabovethesealed‐
offfueltubehole.Thefillandcarblinesshould
extendout13mmbeyondthestopperandthevent
lineshouldbebentupwardsandleftuncut.With
thetubesinstalledinthestopper,thestopper
plateslooselyinplacewiththePM3x25mmscrew
toholdtheassemblytogether.
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Top of tank
Vent
Fill and carb lines
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2.Fitthestopperassemblyintothetankwiththe
ventlinepointingtowardthetopofthetank,but
nottouching.Thefueltubingandclunks(fuel
pickup)onthecarbandfilllinesshouldalmost
reachthebackofthetankbutnottouch.The
clunksmustbeabletomovefreelyinsidethetank
whenassembled.Adjustthelengthofthefuel
tubingaccordingly.Whensatisfied,tightenthe
PM3x25mmscrewinthestoppertosecureitin
place(donotover‐tighten).Markthesideofthe
tankthatmustfaceup.
Wheninstalledintheplane.Wealsosuggest
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3.Insertthetankintothefuselagewiththecorrect
sidefacingup.Thefueltubingshouldberouted
throughtheholeinthecenterofthefirewall.
4.UsingfourPM4X20mmSHCS,fourM4fiatwashers,
fourM4lockwashers,andthreadlocking
compound,attachtheenginemount
side‐mountedtothefirewallsothattheengine
headwillbeontherightside.Leavethescrews
slightlyloose.Testfityourenginebetweenthe
mounthalves.Slidethemounthalvesagainstthe
sidesoftheengineandfinishtighteningthe
mountscrews.
5.Positionthefrontoftheenginedrivewasher
117mmfromthefrontoftheenginemountingbox.
Markthelocationoftheenginemountholesonto
themountrailsusingaDeadCenterHoleLocator
RemovetheenginefromthemountanduseaФ4
tapanddrillsettocreatethreadsinthefour
mountingholes.Attachtheenginetothemount
usingfourPM420mmSHCS,fourФ4fiatwashers,
andfourФ4lockwashers.
Section8:ElectricMotorandESC
Installation.
Locatetheitemsforthissection.
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1.Installyourbrushlessmotorontothemotormount
usingthe4black3mmAllen‐headscrewsincludedin
yourkit.Makesurethemotorspinsfreely.
Dependingonthesizeoftheshaftcollaronyour
motor,youmayneedtoremoveasmallamountof
woodfromthefirewallforfreerotation.
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2.InstalltheESCinsidethemotorboxorinsidethe
fuselage,dependingontherequirementof
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Section9:InstalltheCowl
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1.Drill1/1 6 " [1.6mm]holesatthemarksyou
madeonthecowlthroughthecowlmounting
blocks.Removethecowlandthreada
PWA3X12mmself‐tappingscrewintoeachholein
thecowlmountingblocksandbackitout.Applya
coupledropsofthinCAtoeachholeintheblocks.
Enlargethefourholesinthecowlwitha2.4mm
bit.Ifyouareusingabrushlessmotor,nowisa
goodtimetoconfirmtheproperrotationofthe
motorusingyourradiosystemandabatterypack.
Ifthemotorrotatesinthewrongdirection,unplug
anytwoofthethreemotorleadsandswaptheir
positions.Whensatisfied,installthecowlontothe
fuselageusingfourPWA3X12mmSelf‐tapping
screws,fourФ2fiatwashers,andfourФ2lock
washers.
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Section10:SettingCGandControlThrows
RecommendedCG
Forthefirstflights,therecommendedCenterofGravitylocationis124mmbehindtheleadingedgeofthe
wingagainstthefuselage.Usethebatterypack,movingitforwardorbackward,toachievethecorrect
balance.
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Low/PrecisionRates(indegrees)andCorrespondingExponential
Aileron20°up/20°downExpo:40%
Elevator20°up/20°downExpo:25%
Rudder30°left/30°rightExpo:30%
High/3DRates(indegrees)andCorrespondingExponential
Aileron45°up/45°downExpo:80%
Elevator60°up/60°downExpo:80%
Rudder50°left/50°rightExpo:60%
Note:thatFutabaandHitecradiosrequireNEGATIVEexponential,whileJRand
SpektrumusePOSITIVEexponential.
Rangetestyourradio
step1.Beforefly,besuretorangecheckyourradioasmanufacturer’sinstructionmanualofyour
radio‐systemrecommends.
step2.Double‐checkallcontrols(aileron,elevator,rudderandthrottle)moveinthecorrect
direction.
step3.BesurethatyourLiPObatteryisfullycharged.

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Finally...
Enjoy Your AeroMaster-46
Have a nice flight!
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