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From: John Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
>I plan to fit a Navaid autopilot to my Europa and understand that the
>conventional wisdom is to mount the servo in the cockpit to the side of
>the base of the control column with connection to CS02 for aileron
>control. I noted that people who have flown the Europa commented that
>the rudder control in the cruise without ailerons is perfectly adequate
>for normal directional control. (I think it may have been a slight
>exaggeration when I heard that one can do a 90 degree bank on the
>rudder.) This begs a question - would there be any downside to mounting
>the Navaid servo to drive the rudder instead of the ailerons ? I have
>not figured exactly where to mount this yet but if I use the
>intermediate rudder bellcrank setup, I think this may provide a less
>crowded location. Does anyone have any comments ?
Hi John, nice to meet you, I would stick with the conventional installation.
You need easy access to adjust the clutch initially. There's plenty of room
in front of the thigh rest.
Graham
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