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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Autopilot Servos
From: William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 07:33:37
Ah yes...i miss England from time to time but the England i miss is a june
England not a november England...
:-)
On Nov 4, 2015 8:07 AM, <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk> wrote:

> Will, I am afraid I do not have any pix on file, but I will take some next
> time I visit the plane, although with Wx as is that might be a week or so.
> Regards, David
>
>
> On 2015-11-02 10:35, William Daniell wrote:
>
> David
> Thanks
> A picture would be useful...
> Paperwork not necessary were not so bureaucratic in colombia :-).
> Will
> On Nov 2, 2015 4:56 AM, <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Will, A simple solution is one Graham Singleton made an approved mod for,
>> and which I have been flying with happily for 13 years It has a Navaid
>> actuator bolted to the side of the tunnel on the floor just behind the
>> pilot's R heel, with the actuator link joined to a light alloy bracket on
>> the side of the U shaped bit at the bottom of the control column. It sounds
>> as though it might get in the way but in fact doesn't. It is in a box,
>> takes v little current and cooling is not an issue. It is of course just
>> for a single axis controller. If it is of interest I could dig out
>> paperwork and a picture and I have no doubt you could either get
>> appropriate bits from Graham or adapt the design to a more modern
>> actuator/s.
>>
>> Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2015-11-01 22:56, William Daniell wrote:
>>
>> I am fiddling around trying to work out where to put the Dynon autopilot
>> servos.
>>
>> I definitely don't want to get into the major surgery of the official mod.
>>
>> Someone - sorry i forget who sent me a very pretty installation in the
>> rear fuselage just behind the baggage bay.
>>
>> Unfortunately I have rather a lot of stuff just in that location...fuel
>> lines and wires etc.
>>
>> I was just about to reinforce the rear fuselage and built a bridge over
>> the rudder cable and then connect teh servo to the torque tube with ah
>> bracket when I thought Id just ask the assembled wisdom.  My feeling was
>> the the fuselage floor is kinda weak and the torque tube also quite thin
>> walled...which made me think about lateral loads on the torque tube.
>>
>> Is there a downside to putting the servos in the cabin linked to the
>> joint at the base of the joystick?
>>
>> I have a lot of space under my legs . I built a reclined seat in order o
>> fit my 6'4" under the door.  Apart from the obvious issue of stepping on
>> them which I would guess that one can deal with by putting them in a box is
>> there a downside to this?  Do the servos need cooling for example?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Will
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> William Daniell
>> LONGPORT
>> +57 310 295 0744
>>
>>


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