REFLECTOR: Elevator Cuff size? Aileron gaps 1/8th"?

[Dennis Martin]

*Elevator Cuff - Yes or No?*
A couple years after I bought my kit, Alan Shaw called and suggested I
remove about 2/3rds of my elevator cuffs. I took his advice, but still have
a 21" cuff remaining on both left and right elevators. I hear most later
models have removed 100% of the cuff. Is anyone still flying with partial
cuff, and if so, do you like it? Does it dampen the nose drop while landing?
Does it land significantly faster with1/3rd cuff compared to Vs with no
cuff?

*1/8th" gap on both sides of ailerons a good idea?*
Alan Shaw also built both my long wings and ailerons. Ailerons are 90" long.
10 years after getting my kit, Malcolm Collier, who built a few dozen Velos,
told me I need a 1/8th" gap on both sides of the aileron to prevent binding
while under load. Anybody out there who's flying and has an opinion on this?

Thanks in advance




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All the best,
Dennis
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