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Subject: Re: [LML] RE [LML] Lancair 360 throttle + mixture
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Tom brings up a very a very interesting point in his response...why do I wan=
t to move the throttle and mixture controls to the center?  In response to h=
is question, I have quite a few (hundreds) hours of center stick time in Lan=
cair 320s and 360s.  In all of those hours the throttle, mixture and prop we=
re always in the center.  I also have about 100 hours in a Lancair ES and ab=
out 250 in a Lancair IV.  I regularly (weekly) fly a Cirrus.  Because of Tom=
's message I am realizing that the reason I want to change is because the ce=
nter location is what I have always flown...it is what I am accustomed to.  =
Finally, I am left handed.  I am now thinking I should try to get out of my c=
omfort zone and try to learn to fly the airplane with the controls where the=
y are.  Thoughts??

What about if flying with another pilot in the right seat (a very common occ=
urrence for me) that would be uncomfortable with the inability to access the=
 throttle in the event I were suddenly incapacitated?  Make sense?

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Berni Breen
Bbreen@cableone.net

On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Tom Thibault <tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net> wr=
ote:

> Before you do anything, are the left side controls levers or push-pull kno=
bs.  The levers can cause a direction reversal by virture of whether the cab=
les attach above or below the pivot.  If the sense of the push-pull is rever=
sed, then this has been accommodated in the engine compartment such that the=
 throttle, mixture and prop all work correctly.  This will mean extra work t=
o put back to "conventional".
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> Have you ever flown a stick before?  If so, you know that left hand engine=
 controls are "conventional".  As long as the stick has the flaps and trim c=
ontrols on it, then why wouldn't a right hander not prefer left hand engine c=
ontrols?
>=20
> Maybe room for your knees is the driver.  If so, you probably need to do i=
t.
>=20
> Look at the cable ends to see if they terminate in a permanent fitting or t=
hey are bare wire captured in a B-nut.  Six feet will be enough for bare wir=
e, but the fitting type requires a pretty close measurement after you determ=
ine the route and have passed some long stiff wire through to the terminatio=
n point.
>=20
> Good luck, and maybe I'll take the throw away parts off your hands.  I hav=
e always wanted left hand controls.
>=20
> Tom Thibault
> LNC2 900 Hours
>=20
> Berni wrote:
>=20
> I just bought a flying Lancair 360 on Saturday.  After flying it home on a=
 700 mile cross country flight I am certain that the first thing I want to d=
o is to move the throttle and mixture controls from their current location o=
n the left side of the airplane to the conventional center location.  The ai=
rplane has a Lycoming IO360.  I am looking for guidance on buying the best c=
ontrol cables and the length needed.
>=20
> I am going to start this project in the next couple of days and would like=
 to get ahead of the curve by acquiring parts in advance.  Is it possible fo=
r me to order throttle control and mixture control cables without taking phy=
sical measurements?  Is there a standard length? =20
>=20
> If there are gotchas that I might encounter, please let me know.
>=20
>=20
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