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Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: Gust Lock

For those that are interested I made a set of gust locks for about $4 and a couple hours of time.  They fit between the flap and aileron on my XL wing.



There are some pictures on mykitlog



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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:10 am Post subject: Gust Lock

Try this for a gust lock. Sorry, no pics.

Go to any hardware store and buy some nylon commode seat bolts, two large rubber washers (abt 3" dia" and two large steel washers (2" dia).  You could make them from heavy gauge aluminum. Cut the sides off the bolts until they fit between the flap and aileron, do the same for the elevator.  Make a sandwich of the parts attach a 'Remove' banner and you have it. The nylon won't scratch the paint nor will the rubber washer.  The steel washer gives stability to the sandwich. 



Victor Kidd

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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: Gust Lock

Simple Gust Locks-----(See Pics).  Flat Alum., Alum rod, and plastic tubing.  Push tubing over rod and drill holes in flat stock (Tight fight) and pushrod with tubing over it through fat plate, add flag and your done.

  

 Al from Oshkosh

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jmaynard

Joined: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 394
Location: Fairmont, MN (FRM)

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:42 am Post subject: Gust Lock

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 09:03:07AM -0800, Sabrina wrote:

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		   I ended up locking the sticks with the lap belts--just leave the shoulder

 straps loose.  The closed cell foam in the seat cushion picks up the shape

 of the sticks and holds it very well.  The elevator is locked in the up

 position but the nose is so heavy, the tail does not move.  It also gives

 you a ball park check of aileron cable tension with the sticks locked in

 place.  It has been outside for a year now.  (Y stick, I don't know.)


	


I've avoided doing this because the AMD POH calls for locking the stick in

the forward position.

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: Gust Lock

Try two tennis balls and a bungee cord. Juan Vega posted a pic a while ago.



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bryanmmartin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1018

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: Gust Lock

I have the Y stick. For my gust lock, I cut out a piece of one inch  

thick polyethylene foam to fit around the stick. I push this down into  

the opening in the arm rest around the stick and then use a short  

piece of rope with "S" hooks on each end to hold the stick forward  

against the foam, one hook around the stick and one hook under the  

lower edge of the panel. The foam wedged in between the stick and the  

side of the opening keeps it from moving much to either side. I was  

kind of leery of using a lock between the flap and aileron because I  

was worried I would forget to remove it someday before lowering the  

flaps and causing damage.



On Nov 20, 2008, at 10:02 PM, Ron Lendon wrote:



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 For those that are interested I made a set of gust locks for about  

 $4 and a couple hours of time.  They fit between the flap and  

 aileron on my XL wing.



 There are some pictures on mykitlog



 http://mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=rlendon&project=113&category=0&log=65274&row=1




	




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David X

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 154
Location: Princeton, NJ, USA

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Gust Lock

The problem is that the aileron's are relatively fragile. One good bump of the stick could bend both aileron's and or flaps. I use a bungee cord to pull the stick forward. One hook to each rudder pedal, pilot side co-pilot's side. This keeps the ailerons neutral and the elevator in the down position as is desirable to avoid gusts lifting up your tail when parked.



 	  Ron Lendon wrote: 	
		  For those that are interested I made a set of gust locks for about $4 and a couple hours of time.  They fit between the flap and aileron on my XL wing.



There are some pictures on mykitlog



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