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In a message dated 8/21/99 7:26:55 PM Central Daylight Time,
rotaryeng@earthlink.net writes:

 BTW the really big advantage of the center stick is
 it is much much easier to get in and out.

 I will change mine for that reason alone.
 Forget the sliding seats for now.

 It is simpler too.

 Anybody in the right seat can fly with their left hand.

 IMHO The only reason for having two sticks in a KIS kit is tradition.

 Paul

Paul,

How do you plan to handle your throttle, mixture and possibly prop controls?
Dual left and right on the panel or what?  Since I am planning on using
electric flaps I might be able to use the center stick but not sure I like
concept of the dual controls.  It's sure worth thinking about since I haven't
committed yet to the stick coming out the front of station 30.  It would also
allow me to consider that retractable entry step.

Just went back and looked at both the project and your drawing.  It's growing
on me big time.  I am looking at having to lower the controls to clear the
seat rails as well as route the stick through the front of station 30 and up
and back to the seat area.  All in all, a lot of trouble and it can't help
but be more complex to work out the details than a center stick.

A convert in the making....

Bob Reed

See the previous message.
By the way I got to look at a Piper J3 Cub yesterday and guess what :-)
It looks just like the drawing except the elevator is connected
by cable instead of push rod.

I will be refining the drawing tomorrow as I have some dimensions out
of the airplane. One of the things it needs is a high angle rod end.
You can buy these for race cars but they are expensive. What I will
do is make one from a hardware store low cost ($7) 3/8" male version.
The rod end itself is overly strong for the application but
the bolt through it will be the same size or slightly larger as used 
now hence the strength will be about the same. 

I also have about 50 left over 3/16" shaft SS ball flange 
bearings, double sealed  from another project that I intend using 
to reduce the control friction. These 
are instrument bearing obtainable from Boston Gear and other sources
such as W.M.Berg and Stock Drive Products. These will be used in
the aileron and elevator idler pivots mostly.

Paul Lamar
 
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