tonyplane(at)bellsouth.ne
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 Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: control cable question and Elevator sensitivity |
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The elevator input is sensitive relative to the ailerons, which are " heavy", at least on my XL. This is no big deal, in my opinion. The elevator sensitivity is easy to get used to. I have dual sticks, which may provide a little less elevator travel than the Y stick per measured deflection of input, but I am not sure. I would have to go to the dwgs and check the geometry.
I first flew it on its maiden flight with no control difficulty or concerns. Anyone who can fly a Cessna or Piper type trainer should have no trouble with flying the XL. My XL is really a fun to fly airplane.
Tony Graziano
Buchanan, Tn
N493TG ; 186 hrs
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I suspect that CH probably intended it that way. He certainly designed the ailerons
and flaps thicker than the wing to accentuate the response rate. Elevators
that are blanked by the stab tend to have a dead zone around neutral but once
active they still are at the same rate.
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Does anyone know of a device that would desensitize the XL elevator motion around
neutral, akin to the exponential function on radio control transmitters? Flying
in the Zenith demo, it seemed that for gradual-to-moderate turns much more
stick deflection was needed for ailerons than elevator while holding altitude
in the turn, and slight stick adjustments made for big pitch changes.
For those who fly XLs and other light planes, is this a big deal, and would there
be a benefit in smoother flying with an elevator that had less deflection relative
to the control stick around neutral, then catching up for full surface
deflection at full stick?
Thanks for your inputs
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David Glass
Forest, VA
Zodiac XL - N253DG reserved
On the gear, ready for tail and cables 12/06
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Dave Downey
Harleysville (SE) PA
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