---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 11/04/15: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 07:20 AM - Please Make A Contribution To Support Your Lists (Matt Dralle) 1. 04:04 AM - Re: Autopilot Servos (davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk) 2. 04:34 AM - Re: Autopilot Servos (William Daniell) 3. 08:13 PM - Re: Autopilot Servos (rampil) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 07:20:00 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Europa-List: Please Make A Contribution To Support Your Lists Dear Listers, There is no advertising income to support the Matronics Email Lists and Forums. The operation is supported 100% by your personal Contributions during the November Fund Raiser. Please make your Contribution today to support the continued operation and upgrade of these services. 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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, 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:34:18 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Autopilot Servos From: William Daniell 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, 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, 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 >> >> ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:13:20 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Autopilot Servos From: "rampil" OK, some pix. 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