X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:11:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s30.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.169] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5133027 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:20:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.169; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS23 ([65.55.90.136]) by snt0-omc3-s30.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:20:17 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.248.63] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Lancair 360 throttle + mixture In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:23:36 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0B4D_01CC7900.ECDB2ED0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.20.0091.1100 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:23:36 -0700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Sep 2011 15:20:17.0048 (UTC) FILETIME=[222FA180:01CC793B] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0B4D_01CC7900.ECDB2ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Since it is a lot of work to make the switch, I say fly it for awhile as = is to see if you still want to switch the controls to the center. Fly it and "spank her like the bad girl she is". Gary LNC2 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 do is to move the throttle and mixture controls from their = current location on the left side of the airplane to the conventional = center location. The airplane has a Lycoming IO360. I am looking for = guidance on buying the best control 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 for me to order throttle control and mixture control cables = without taking physical measurements? Is there a standard length? =20 =20 If there are gotchas that I might encounter, please let me know. ------=_NextPart_000_0B4D_01CC7900.ECDB2ED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Since it is a lot of work to make the switch, I say fly it for = awhile as is=20 to see if you still want to switch the controls to the center.
 
Fly it and "spank her like the bad girl she is".
 
Gary
LNC2
Berni wrote:
 
I just bought a flying Lancair = 360 on=20 Saturday.  After flying it home on a 700 mile cross country = flight I am=20 certain that the first thing I want to do is to move the throttle and = mixture=20 controls from their current location on the left side of the airplane = to the=20 conventional center location.  The airplane has a Lycoming = IO360.  I=20 am looking for guidance on buying the best control cables and the = length=20 needed.
 
I am going to start this project in the next = couple of=20 days and would like to get ahead of the curve by acquiring parts in=20 advance.  Is it possible for me to order throttle control and = mixture=20 control cables without taking physical measurements?  Is there a = standard=20 length?  
 
If there are gotchas that I might = encounter,=20 please let me = know.
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