I began evaluating a new (1.25in deeper) instrument panel today. I fitted the blank for the first time and expected to see bad interference between stick and panel in the full nose down stick position. Instead, the top of the uncut stick only came to barely 1.5in from the panel face. That's fine but....
Is this normal?
I don't think so. So I began looking for interference. There appears to be nothing hitting any part of the control linkage right back to the elevator bell crank. The larger aft control arm is not currently fitted so the elevator stops at the tail are not coming into play.
I cant even see what is limiting the fore-aft stick movement in the absence of the elevator stops at the tail. There appears to be air all around all moving parts of the system throughout its entire range of movement.
Does anybody know what the limiting factor is on control stick movement in the absence of the normal stops at the tail?
The link below goes to a photo below showing my fat hand grasping the uncut stick in the full forward position. I couldn't embed it despite the very clear instructions.
Is this normal?
I don't think so. So I began looking for interference. There appears to be nothing hitting any part of the control linkage right back to the elevator bell crank. The larger aft control arm is not currently fitted so the elevator stops at the tail are not coming into play.
I cant even see what is limiting the fore-aft stick movement in the absence of the elevator stops at the tail. There appears to be air all around all moving parts of the system throughout its entire range of movement.
Does anybody know what the limiting factor is on control stick movement in the absence of the normal stops at the tail?
The link below goes to a photo below showing my fat hand grasping the uncut stick in the full forward position. I couldn't embed it despite the very clear instructions.
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