X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 935092 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 May 2005 15:33:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.0.10] (cpe-065-187-243-074.nc.res.rr.com [65.187.243.74]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id j46JWUY4006283 for ; Fri, 6 May 2005 15:32:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <427BC64C.1010001@nc.rr.com> Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 15:32:28 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2-1.3.2 (X11/20050324) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Static MAP readings? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Al Gietzen wrote: >I modified the spring on my TWM; I think I cut off about 1/2 a turn. Set it >up so a throttle lever disconnect would result in about half open throttle >(which may be about 70% power). > >Al > > > I think I can work that out. The spring comes around and hooks the lever that controls the throttle plate. I could cut the end of the spring and thread it through a short drilled bolt that I can pass through the lever. Bolt it into place like the brake line cable on a bicycle. -- This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)."