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Spacing for throttle, mixture, trim
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Re: Spacing for throttle, mixture, trim
by WaiexN143NM » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:56 pm
Hi bryan,
Yes the knob will be tight to rotate. One solution would be a little knob from the hardware store mounted on the big red knob to help rotate it. What we did was remove the big red knob and replaced with a window crank. Same size shaft . Works well. Another thing we did was to hinge the inst. panel on the bottom , it folds out while your sitting in the plane on the nice soft cushions. Very easy ro work on stuff. Yes , its a structrual piece, so the lower piece we installed a heavy alum. angle.to beef it back up. We then used that angle to mount the toggle switches. Trust me, you dont want to be upside down and twisted around. Too old and too much arthritis for that nonsense. We love the fold down panel. You just have to watch the length of items , cables, coax, harness etc , so it can hinge and clear.
Keep us updated. Looking forward to seeing you and adam on the flightline at osh 17! Hopefully , wayne will put up with us again!
WaiexN143NM
Michael
Yes the knob will be tight to rotate. One solution would be a little knob from the hardware store mounted on the big red knob to help rotate it. What we did was remove the big red knob and replaced with a window crank. Same size shaft . Works well. Another thing we did was to hinge the inst. panel on the bottom , it folds out while your sitting in the plane on the nice soft cushions. Very easy ro work on stuff. Yes , its a structrual piece, so the lower piece we installed a heavy alum. angle.to beef it back up. We then used that angle to mount the toggle switches. Trust me, you dont want to be upside down and twisted around. Too old and too much arthritis for that nonsense. We love the fold down panel. You just have to watch the length of items , cables, coax, harness etc , so it can hinge and clear.
Keep us updated. Looking forward to seeing you and adam on the flightline at osh 17! Hopefully , wayne will put up with us again!
WaiexN143NM
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Re: Spacing for throttle, mixture, trim
by Bryan Cotton » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:29 pm
Michael,
Can you post a picture of your window crank setup? Did you get it at the auto parts store? We have two cars with window cranks and they seem too long.
Can you post a picture of your window crank setup? Did you get it at the auto parts store? We have two cars with window cranks and they seem too long.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Spacing for throttle, mixture, trim
by WaiexN143NM » Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:51 pm
Hi bryan,
Its a house window crank, from home depot. Offset w shaft to fit and free rotating knob on end.
Send me a pm with your cell phone # , not sure if i still have it from last summer. I'll take a pic and send to you. Heading to hangar at KRYN tomm to finish up some radio work and installing electric flaps. Like john gillis has.
WaiexN143NM
Michael
Its a house window crank, from home depot. Offset w shaft to fit and free rotating knob on end.
Send me a pm with your cell phone # , not sure if i still have it from last summer. I'll take a pic and send to you. Heading to hangar at KRYN tomm to finish up some radio work and installing electric flaps. Like john gillis has.
WaiexN143NM
Michael
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Re: Spacing for throttle, mixture, trim
by Bryan Cotton » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:03 pm
Thanks Michael! Will do.
We redid our mockup and are happy with it. Throttle centered, mixture 3" away, and trim 4" from the mixture.
We are going to move the intercom straight up to the top of the panel. Master, start, and ignitions will be in the lower left panel. Lights, chemtrails, and breakers will be on the bottom of the angle panel, right of the CDI. That will keep those functions separate.
We redid our mockup and are happy with it. Throttle centered, mixture 3" away, and trim 4" from the mixture.
We are going to move the intercom straight up to the top of the panel. Master, start, and ignitions will be in the lower left panel. Lights, chemtrails, and breakers will be on the bottom of the angle panel, right of the CDI. That will keep those functions separate.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Bryan Cotton - Posts: 5537
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Re: Spacing for throttle, mixture, trim
by Bryan Cotton » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:37 pm
Here are a couple pictures of Joe's throttle reverser. Thanks Joe!
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Bryan Cotton - Posts: 5537
- Joined: Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:54 pm
- Location: C77
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