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Sorry, but i feel it's time to protest, even if i am an inexperienced pilot and
an amateur builder. There is a misunderstanding here, that nobody seems to
notice
or cares to correct, and eventually that could lead to accidents. The throttle
cable on the Europa, and almost by definition on any other plane I've seen
is operated in PULL by a PULLING spring(s) on the carburettor(s). If there
is not enough friction on the throttle HANDLE, the spring pulls to full
throttle.
For the simple reason, that a broken cable will NOT bring down a plane.
The cables here have a negligible own friction. So in my humble opinion this is
unnecessary factory bashing.
However, while i was sanding and filling etc in Nev's workshop, i have seen a
few
flying Europas with throttle cables with such impossibly tight bends, that
it is a surprise the cable would move at all. If those would have a solid wire,
it would not have been possible to have make such bends in the first place.
If somebody really would replace a flexible multi stranded wire with a solid one
in those awfully applications we really will have accidents.
The moral of the story? Please release the friction on the handle, and check
that
the throttle opens fully after close. If not, please replace your cables AND
reroute, as William did
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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