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Posted for James Frantz <LFrantz@compuserve.com>:
Rick Argente says it's a bad idea to use the cable grip ends for important
control cables. I currently have these installed for prop governor control
and ram air door actuation. Changing these will be a headache. Do other
people share Rick's view on this? What's the experience out there?<
The prop governor must be spring loaded to fine pitch so in the event of a
control disconnect there is no problem other than perhaps a temporary
overspeed. You can easily check to insure that your governor willl go to
fine pitch in the event of a disconnect. Of course the throttle and
mixture are not spring loaded and a disconnect would be a very serious
situation thus the reason Rick's advice is good. If a failure of the
control is critical to flight then use the cable grip ends because they are
more reliable. I don't consider ram air doors, cabin heat valves and cowl
flaps critical to safe flight.
Jim Frantz
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