Hi Dan,
One thought comes to mind;
The phenolic blocks at the front end of the stick torque tubes can get
cocked to an odd angle, caused by tightening the four phenolic block
fasteners (bolts or nuts, I forget) too tight. Just loosen them a
little and see if that doesn't get rid of the problem. I've seen this on
several planes.
Regards,
Terry Seaver
A135 / N135TD
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Subject: Europa-List: New problem.... The Sticky Stick
Hi all,
Ok, now that I know what I've got to do to make the wings go in, I've
come up with another one. Has anyone out there experienced stiffness in
the left/right movement of their control stick?
I have a kit that had the cockpit already installed when I got it and
have noticed that the left-right movement of the stick is tight. It
moves, but it's not loose and smooth like in most planes I know. Two
other Europa builders have seen it and agree that it's too tight. I
removed the linking rod that connects the two sticks to see if one was
tighter than the other, but they're both the same.
It's going to be a bear to get that column out of there and I just
wanted to see if anyone had any insight into this before I go ripping
things apart.
Thoughts anyone?
Thanks,
Dan Bish
Kit A144 - Tucson, AZ
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