>> But I would have thought that straight ahead was the place to have
maximum
control. This offset also produces cable slackening the other side which
is
greater than the springs can absorb. So PIO would seem to be a distinct
possibility. Perhaps that's why you didn't like the original ?<<
Hadn't thought about that, I didn't like the possibility of extra wear and
tear on the rudder hinge and flanges. I agree about straight ahead being
important.
>>Yes, inside is very neat, but I wonder about the friction and wear due to
the
deflection of the cables through the rear closeout tubes (pulleys maybe
?,
as elsewhere in the Europa system ) G-EMIN
There is very little deflection, so not much friction.
Taxied it today, seems to work fine. The little wheel skids on wet grass,
as you'd expect. Spring tension probably needs to be quite high to prevent
too much wheel deflection due to the effect of steering loads on the wheel.
Graham
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