X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from relais.videotron.ca ([24.201.245.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3745563 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:57:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.201.245.36; envelope-from=geryvon@videotron.ca MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=Windows-1252; reply-type=original Received: from yvon ([66.130.84.106]) by VL-MO-MR001.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-4.01 (built Aug 3 2007; 32bit)) with SMTP id <0KMB00AA4GB9ZO40@VL-MO-MR001.ip.videotron.ca> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:57:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-id: <43C333F7A8784D2A82CC03103542FE4A@yvon> From: Yvon Cournoyer To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Fw: [FlyRotary] TENSION ON HORIZONTAIL TAIL CONTROL CABLES Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:56:48 -0400 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Correction to the Subject line ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvon Cournoyer" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 6:08 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] TENSION ON HORIZONTAIL CONTROL CABLES > I have had to replace the hinges of the horizontal tail of my > Zenair Zenith and in the process had to loosen up the control cables > and now cannot remember the process to tighten the cables to the > correct tension of 40 +- 5 lbs. > I thightened the cables with the turnbuckles until they are thight > and there is no play between the horizontal tail and the control > column but how can I measure the correct tension of about 40 lbs? > Please advise > Yvon > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >