REFLECTOR: Control system friction/slop

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John
   I don't know if I can answer the "question" but I will give it  a try. I 
built a SUV with Yokes and I purchased another velocity SE that has the  Center 
Stick. Both planes I fly on a regular basis and enjoy both tremendously.  It 
is a little difficult to change plane several times a day as the  throttle and 
controls change hands with aircraft, but easy to overcome. When you  pull the 
throttle back and the plane makes a immediate climb, your in the other  plane 
:) 
    They both serve different purposes. The Yokes  gave me the opportunity to 
build the SUV with one door and giving the plane the  longitudinal strength 
to have a cut down center keel. This gave the room  for big Butts, (Not that I 
have one Yet nor my Wife,  But available nonetheless) especially not taking up 
the room with the extra  door. It did take some time to find cables that had 
limited drag and play  (that was not easy) but obtainable! The down side is 
that it takes panel space,  a lot of critical space in today's EFIS world.
    The Center Stick version has the EFIS (Blue  Mountain) fully functional, 
and happy with it. It takes less effort to  fly this plane. A wrist action 
instead of a arm action. Not that big of a  deal, but different. A little less 
room in the small body airplane,  especially with the second door, but still 
plenty. I changed the cables in this  plane also to meet MY "no slop and no drag" 
criteria.
    The "Hot Rod version" is a little bit different and I  have no experience 
with that system other then viewing it from afar. It  looks very functional 
and should take even more play out for those who want to  go over the normal 
VNE on the Velocity. 
   If I had to choose a plane to fly it would be difficult, but I  would say 
the one with the Center Stick. It just feels more Normal even  though I 
trained on yokes (in my previous life). It all depends on what YOU  want. Both 
system can be made with minimum drag and slop, and Need to be!
   I am now building a XL with the Center Stick as a  plane to keep forever, 
(Unless someone makes me a offer) I can't believe my Wife  puts up with my 
antics ??
   Just my 2 cents, which is now worth about .4 cents in  today's economy.
          Ken
 
 
In a message dated 4/1/2008 2:25:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
johnt at comp-sol.com writes:

Just  throw this out again...

Any subjective feelings on the yoke system  slop/friction vs. std. center 
stick  system?

Thanks,

John

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From:  reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of 
John  Tvedte [johnt at comp-sol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:17 PM
To:  Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Control  system friction/slop

Say - with all this talk about AP's - I am  wondering if someone with 
experience using the factory yoke system, can give  me a comparison of slop/friction 
to the traditional keel mounted  stick.

What I am wondering about is damping factor vs. the factory 'Hot  Rod' all 
mechanical solution...

Of course there are variants - namely  the -5 option and the extra linkages 
required... :o)

Appreciate the  info...

John

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