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I'm going to be rigging the flaps on my 360 soon (not Outback gear).  When=
 I rigged a single flap last winter I noticed that there was a fair amount=
 of compliance and/or backlash in the system.  It almost seemed as though=
 I could easily push a deflected flap upwards as much as 5-7 degrees.  I=
 will mention here that I did not have all the rod end bolts tightened to=
 spec -- as I recall some might not have had nuts on them at all, just bol=
ts dropped through, so my measurement may be faulty.

How much compliance is customary?  And if this is more than a degree or so=
, I assume that y'all rig the down position not at 40 degrees, but at 40=
 degrees plus the compliance noted while pushing upwards with moderate one=
-handed pressure?

No, I'm not about to go fly.  What I am trying to do now is to locate the=
 15 degree deflected point so that I may attach a microswitch for the AoA=
 sensor.  I also have to recalibrate my fancy electronic position indicato=
r (uses MAC servo sensor) which I designed for full scale equalling full=
 travel of the actuator.  Last winter I learned that full actuator travel=
 gives me close to 65 degrees of flaps, so I need to rejigger the indicato=
r linkage so that full scale equals 40 degrees of flaps.  Stupid me.

Thanks.

- Rob Wolf
Lancair 360
(Did I mention that I live in Tucson now?)


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<div>I'm going to be rigging the flaps on my 360 soon (not Outback gear).&=
nbsp; When I rigged a single flap last winter I noticed that there was a=
 fair amount of compliance and/or backlash in the system.&nbsp; It almost=
 seemed as though I could easily push a deflected flap upwards as much as=
 5-7 degrees.&nbsp; I will mention here that I did not have all the rod en=
d bolts tightened to spec -- as I recall some might not have had nuts on=
 them at all, just bolts dropped through, so my measurement may be faulty.=
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<div>How much compliance is customary?&nbsp; And if this is more than a de=
gree or so, I assume that y'all rig the down position not at 40 degrees,=
 but at 40 degrees plus the compliance noted while pushing upwards with mo=
derate one-handed pressure?</div>


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<div>No, I'm not about to go fly.&nbsp; What I am trying to do now is to=
 locate the 15 degree deflected point so that I may attach a microswitch=
 for the AoA sensor.&nbsp; I also have to recalibrate my fancy electronic=
 position indicator (uses MAC servo sensor) which I designed for full scal=
e equalling full travel of the actuator.&nbsp; Last winter I learned that=
 full actuator travel gives me close to 65 degrees of flaps, so I need to=
 rejigger the indicator linkage so that full scale equals 40 degrees of fl=
aps.&nbsp; Stupid me.<br>
</div>


<div>Thanks.</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>- Rob Wolf</div>


<div>Lancair 360</div>


<div>(Did I mention that I live in Tucson now?)<br>
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