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jswanson(at)jamadots.com
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject: CH701 Controls

I just started flying my recently completed  CH701

 The controls are very stiff.  It is very hard  to fly as the stiffness of the controls cause the inputs to 

 be too much in all axess.

  

 Has anyone else had this problem?

  

 Does anyone have a solution or know the  cause?

  

 Thanks

 jswanson(at)jamadots.com (jswanson(at)jamadots.com)

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klondike(at)megalink.net
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject: CH701 Controls

wow, something must be wrong--- my problem was just the opposite------ My  controls moved so easily, I wished there was some resistance built into the  system.

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vgstol(at)bigpond.net.au
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:44 pm Post subject: CH701 Controls

The rudder cables will bind where they go through the fuselage if there is any offset to the cable where it goes through the plastic fairlead.  Feels fine when you test by just pushing on either rudder pedal, but put some pressure on both like it is when flying, and the tension in both cables makes them really grab.  Hans did some very wild gyrations on his first flight due to that binding.  The tension in his sphincter muscle probably put even more pressure on the rudder pedals, making it worse.....  A small round file opened those slots right up and tapered them to match then cable angle.  Not problems now.

 



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On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:14 AM, John Swanson <jswanson(at)jamadots.com (jswanson(at)jamadots.com)> wrote:

[quote]        I just started flying my recently completed  CH701

 The controls are very stiff.  It is very hard  to fly as the stiffness of the controls cause the inputs to 

 be too much in all axess.

  

 Has anyone else had this problem?

  

 Does anyone have a solution or know the  cause?

  

 Thanks

 jswanson(at)jamadots.com (jswanson(at)jamadots.com)

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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:14 am Post subject: CH701 Controls

John Swanson wrote:

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		   I just started flying my recently completed CH701

 The controls are very stiff.  It is very hard to fly as the stiffness 

 of the controls cause the inputs to

 be too much in all axess.

  

 Has anyone else had this problem?

  

 Does anyone have a solution or know the cause?

  

 Thanks

 jswanson(at)jamadots.com <mailto:jswanson(at)jamadots.com>

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Is it just flaperons, rudder or elevator or all of them?
	




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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:52 pm Post subject: CH701 Controls

John,

The answer is best found by loosening your cables, dead loose. Then 

check stick and rudder pedals for freedom of motion.

Then move the ailerons and tail feathers separately. Do these move 

easily? The stiff components will likely be either excessive

tension on cables and or stick bearing and bellcrank freedom. Look at 

each of these separately and you'll get an answer.

Best regards,

Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

Dan Wilde wrote:

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 John Swanson wrote:

> I just started flying my recently completed CH701

> The controls are very stiff.  It is very hard to fly as the stiffness 

> of the controls cause the inputs to

> be too much in all axess.

>  

> Has anyone else had this problem?

>  

> Does anyone have a solution or know the cause?

>  

> Thanks

> jswanson(at)jamadots.com <mailto:jswanson(at)jamadots.com>

> do not archive

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