I doubt you'll have to worry about the stick friction stopping
the ailerons from centering in flight !!
The overhead flap handle WAS very hard to pull - causing
some extra flex in the roof, which would have meant extra structure.
Also, the prototype had a much larger fiberglass fairing up top
to hide the mechanism. One thing I really didn't like was having
that big tube sticking down in the head & body area on landing.
If you were being tossed around in a 'crash' situation, it would
do a lot of damage !!
I REALLY like the overhead flap handle setup in the Rebel,
and was disappointed when they decided to give up and move the
SR handle to the floor, BUT, having flown it a fair bit, I'd have
to say it was the right decision. It really does take a fair pull,
and it's really not in the way much between the seats, although
<I> would be inclined to move the floor bracket BACK about 6 inches
or so, to really get it out of the way.
You are right - even on the floor, it is a LOT easier to
get the flaps down if you reduce speed to below 60 knots. Personally,
I would NOT recommend landing the Super with full flaps, in any case.
(It's hard to get a good flair!!)
There's plenty of flap with one less notch !! This might be a help
for you if you are planning to continue with the roof mount -
you really don't need as much travel as there is on the standard
setup.
....bobp
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At 04:26 PM 1/13/02 -0900, you wrote:
Hi everyone,
I just finished putting the control column together on my SR. What a pain.
Was there a better way than using hemostats and needle nose pliers to get
the bolt through the control stick fittings, tangs on the aileron control
cable, and the aileron push rod end fittings, and eventually the nut on the
bolt? There sure isn't much room for the nut. I also had a hard time
jambing a wrench in there to tighten the nut. To keep it from rubbing on
the inside of the control tube I ended up using one washer on one of the
bolt heads for the right control stick fitting and two washers on the other
bolt head for the left control stick fitting. The welded on tangs that
stick up from the control tube were not exactly in line with each other. I
had to bend the right one a bit and use the extra washer to keep the nut
from rubbing on the inside of the control tube. Does all of this sound
familiar to anyone else or did I do something wrong? Will there be a danger
of the nut hanging up on the control tube when elevator pressure is applied?
Also, I was surprised at the friction in the system since the control stick
fittings are merely bolted between the welded on tangs sticking up from the
control tube. I stuck a three foot long piece of wood in a control stick
fitting and the friction is hardly noticeable way up there but I wonder if
the ailerons will self center in flight or if there might be too much
friction. I purposely did not crank down on the bolts through the fittings.
I just made sure the nut was seated on the washer and that the bolt was
through the nylon insert.
Mike Kimball
SR #044
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