---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 06/21/09: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:51 PM - Measure RUDDER Deflection (Swing) Angle (Garey Wittich) 2. 10:57 PM - Re: Measure RUDDER Deflection (Swing) Angle (HCRV6@comcast.net) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:51:41 PM PST US From: Garey Wittich Subject: RV6-List: Measure RUDDER Deflection (Swing) Angle Greetings: Have my VS mounted to the work bench along with the Rudder attached. -Try ing to verify the 35 degree travel on the Rudder to the Left and Right of N eutral. -Seen no Archieves on how to measure the angle other than laying the VS and Rudder on the work bench and using "Smart Level" to measure the deflection in the Up & Down positions. -Must be "super simple" to measure it, but for some reason the method is not evident to me (now). Appreciate your help, - -Garey Wittich - Santa Monica, CA =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:57:12 PM PST US From: HCRV6@comcast.net Subject: Re: RV6-List: Measure RUDDER Deflection (Swing) Angle Lots of different approaches to this but for "super simple" just secure a cheap plastic protractor under the rudder, zeroed with the rudder in neutral and deflect away. I got fancy and made a cardboard deflection gauge when I did mine but was not necessary. Harry Crosby RV-6 N16CX, 593 hours ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garey Wittich" Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:51:05 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: RV6-List: Measure RUDDER Deflection (Swing) Angle Greetings: Have my VS mounted to the work bench along with the Rudder attached. Trying to verify the 35 degree travel on the Rudder to the Left and Right of Neutral. Seen no Archieves on how to measure the angle other than laying the VS and Rudder on the work bench and using "Smart Level" to measure the deflection in the Up & Down positions. Must be "super simple" to measure it, but for some reason the method is not evident to me (now). Appreciate your help, Garey Wittich Santa Monica, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv6-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV6-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv6-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv6-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.