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Date: 6-25-2010
Number of Hours: 4.00
Manual Reference:
Brief Description: control push rods

Clamped the ailerons and flaps in neutral position. Cut the aileron's pushrods to proper lengh, installed the inserts and the bearing connectors. Connect to PF-196. Cut the flaps pushrods and join them with the connecting tube that I got with the flap option. I've decided to go with an electric flap motor. No handle with wire, pulleys and spring. I bought a linear 12V motor with 4'' stroke from ''Princess Auto'' ((http://www.princessauto.com/)) I also bought a flap controller from Aircraft Spruce. I got the idea from Sylvain Papillon, who installed the same motor with a different controller on his L160 and it seems to work well.

aileron pushrod connection

flap pushrod connection

linear motor and flap controller

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