X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:07:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-alt.hserv1.homehost.com.br ([82.102.17.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTPS id 6786154 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:00:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=82.102.17.194; envelope-from=ppxsn@novellisouza.com.br Received: from [177.52.212.82] (port=60264 helo=[192.168.0.3]) by hserv1.homehost.com.br with esmtpa (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1WQ2yf-002Bsl-GP for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:59:22 -0300 From: Silvio Novelli Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_F74EE4CC-0C9C-40F5-B71B-C4104C0A4010" Subject: Re: [LML] Autopilot servos and L360 bobweight X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:59:18 -0300 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <8264F1E3-0DE8-4646-AA8C-1B0DCD92B047@novellisouza.com.br> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - hserv1.homehost.com.br X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - novellisouza.com.br X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: hserv1.homehost.com.br: authenticated_id: silvio@novellisouza.com.br --Apple-Mail=_F74EE4CC-0C9C-40F5-B71B-C4104C0A4010 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I also have a problem with my Tru Trak, it is not able to hold altitude = above 9000 ft. Any comments? Bob weight is there to better stick force. = My recommendation is to keep it.=20 Silvio Novelli Lancair 320 PP-XSN +55 (14) 9.9614-3129 On 18 Jan 2014,w 12, at 11:41 AM, John Barrett wrote: Bob weight is there to balance the control surface . Out of balance can = carry risk of flutter. Be sure to research before changing that = relationship. John Sent from my iPad On Mar 18, 2014, at 6:52 AM, "Jack Dysart" wrote: > My Tru Trak autopilot altitude hold is inconsistent, and opinions are = that the servo had difficulty working properly because of the mass of = the bobweight on the elevator idler arm. One possibility is to remove = the weight and expect more pitch sensitivity (lighter stick force) in = turns. Has anyone found other alternatives? > What if the mass of the bobweight is reduced? > =20 > My servo is behind the seat and connected to a ring clamp on the = elevator control tube with a smaller, roughly parallel, rod with bearing = ends. > =20 > Jack Dysart =20 --Apple-Mail=_F74EE4CC-0C9C-40F5-B71B-C4104C0A4010 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I = also have a problem with my Tru Trak, it is not able to hold altitude = above 9000 ft. Any comments? Bob weight is there to better stick force. = My recommendation is to keep it. 

      Silvio = Novelli
 Lancair 320 PP-XSN
+55 (14) = 9.9614-3129

On 18  Jan 2014,w 12, at 11:41 AM, John Barrett = wrote:

Bob weight is there to balance the control surface . = Out of balance can carry risk of flutter.  Be sure to research = before changing that = relationship.

John

Sent from my = iPad


On Mar 18, 2014, at 6:52 AM, "Jack = Dysart" <jldysart1@gmail.com> = wrote:

My Tru Trak autopilot altitude hold is inconsistent, = and opinions are that the servo had difficulty working properly because = of the mass of the bobweight on the elevator idler arm.  One = possibility is to remove the weight and expect more pitch sensitivity = (lighter stick force) in turns.  Has anyone found other = alternatives?

What if the mass of = the bobweight is reduced?

 

My servo = is behind the seat and connected to a ring clamp on the elevator control = tube with a smaller, roughly parallel, rod with bearing = ends.

 

Jack Dysart =    


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