Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #69057
From: Tom Thibault <tom@lachollatech.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: Lancair 360 Auto pilot servo placement
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:16:50 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Scott wrote

"I am installing a Dynon Skyview with aileron and elevator autopilot servos into a Lancair 360."

Here is what I did.  Sorry, that the pictures do not clearly show the parts well away from everything else, but this was a conversion from an S-TEC to Dynon and there was very little space to work with.
The servo is mounted through the side of the pax side of the tunnel that contains the pitch tube and the outback gear flap motor.  This is where the STEC servo was also mounted.  Just place the servo in the tunnel wall as far forward as you can (for CG control) and use the Dynon supplied push/pull tube to locate the saddle position.  It will be well forward of mine.

The brownish gray color at the right of the picture is the vertical wall behind the pax seat, so you can see that the servo is pretty far forward.




This next one barely shows the push/pull tube and the saddle at the back.
  The Dynon push/pull tube is connected to a "saddle" mounted on the pitch tube a little in front of the baggage closeout.  The saddle was already there, because the S-TEC capstan drive cable connected there.  Exactly where the saddle is placed is not critical.



This last one is really not much help, but here it is.  It shows the full length of the push/pull tube and barely shows that connecting to the arm of the Dynon servo.  The view is mostly blocked by the pitch tube.

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