X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:52:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ig0-f178.google.com ([209.85.213.178] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTPS id 6785023 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:29:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.213.178; envelope-from=jldysart1@gmail.com Received: by mail-ig0-f178.google.com with SMTP id uq10so8509389igb.5 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:29:07 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.43.127.200 with SMTP id hb8mr801297icc.80.1395149347822; Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:29:07 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from JacksHP (72-165-28-171.zirkelwireless.com. [72.165.28.171]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id on9sm10976087igb.11.2014.03.18.06.29.06 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:29:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jack Dysart" X-Original-To: Subject: Autopilot servos and L360 bobweight X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:29:01 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <034701cf42ae$072f3230$158d9690$@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0348_01CF427B.BC95FAB0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac9CrBPwMOdsU3VbQM6TpFF8rQpCqg== Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0348_01CF427B.BC95FAB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My Tru Trak autopilot altitude hold is inconsistent, and opinions are that the servo had difficulty working properly because of the mass of the bobweight on the elevator idler arm. One possibility is to remove the weight and expect more pitch sensitivity (lighter stick force) in turns. Has anyone found other alternatives? What if the mass of the bobweight is reduced? My servo is behind the seat and connected to a ring clamp on the elevator control tube with a smaller, roughly parallel, rod with bearing ends. Jack Dysart ------=_NextPart_000_0348_01CF427B.BC95FAB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My Tru = Trak autopilot altitude hold is inconsistent, and opinions are that the = servo had difficulty working properly because of the mass of the = bobweight on the elevator idler arm.  One possibility is to remove = the weight and expect more pitch sensitivity (lighter stick force) in = turns.  Has anyone found other alternatives?

What if the mass of the bobweight is = reduced?

 

My servo is behind the seat and connected to a ring = clamp on the elevator control tube with a smaller, roughly parallel, rod = with bearing ends.

 

Jack Dysart =    

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