REFLECTOR: control stick

Joe Ewen Jewen at comporium.net
Wed Nov 21 00:10:20 CST 2007


Hi Lou,

I am not flying yet, but when assembling my stick, I had heard discussion about slop in the stick.  I made a couple of parts that seem to effectively eliminate the slop.  That said I have to say it is not yet stood the test of time.  Attached are a couple of pics.  The first of the parts, the second is one of the parts installed on the stick.  The sliding surfaces are polished with P-600 and the washer is Teflon.  The Teflon washer should be the only wear item.

Joe
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lou Stedman 
  To: Reflector Velocity 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:41 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: control stick


  I have developed a bit of slop in my control stick, about 1/4" at the top of the stick. I have traced the problem to wear between the control stick and the torque tube. My bird is one of the early models so I expect this is not a uncommon situation. Short of replacing the stick and/or the tube, is there a better fix? I had thought about using a tapered pin but with the for and aft movement of the stick, I don't think that would work. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

  Lou Stedman
  Velocity N7044Q
  Olean, NY


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