The next step was mounting the float assembly to the fuselage. These EDO style floats looked spectacular! I especially liked the hard point inserts on the keel of each float as well as the twin spring loaded rudders. The assembly process was now complete, so I took a few seconds to admire the finished product. Float plate secured and diagonal member mounted.Strut in its slot and cross member aligned. ![]() The included screw heads were easily stripped out, so I used some lip balm to help lubricate the screw threads before I screwed them into the plate. The diagonal support members were mounted to the inner holes on the rear mounting plates. Once the cross member holes were properly aligned, the float plates could be secured to the floats. The cross members had a small hole near each end that had to be lined up with the plate mounting screw hole in each float. First the cross members were slipped into their holes in the floats and then the struts were inserted into their grooved slots. Removing the four float plates exposed the slots for the float struts and the horizontal cross members. Strut on the right was the front strut.The strut with the most bend was the front strut. The first order of business was sorting out the float struts and determining which strut was made for the front of the floats and which strut was made for the rear. The assembly process for the floats began on page 8 of the manual. The manual also contains important information on arming and operating the SAFE Select receiver system in the Timber. ![]() The 21-page illustrated Instruction Manual details the brief assembly process for the RTF and BNF versions and it gives important programming instructions for the various Spektrum transmitters that will bind to the system. I've been waiting a long time to get this Timber out on the water, so it's time to shed those Tundra tires and mount up those great looking EDO style floats. The fact that E-flite included the floats with the kit just made the deal that much sweeter. I first saw the Timber flying at SEFF 2016 and it flew so well on the floats, I knew I had to have a Timber in my hangar. Like I stated in the first part of the Review, I live on a lake and the primary reason for getting the Timber was to be able to fly it in my "front yard" on floats. The first part of the Review covered the general assembly details for the plane and the flight evaluation of the Timber on those great big Tundra tires. This is the continuation of the Horizon Hobby E-flite Timber 1.5m BNF - RCGroups Review. Horizon Hobby through your local hobby shop
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