---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 12/05/08: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:39 AM - Re: Dual sticks (n85ae) 2. 08:53 AM - Re: Re: Dual sticks (Ken Ryan) 3. 02:04 PM - Re: Dual sticks (Coloradodan) 4. 04:37 PM - Re: Dual sticks (Dan Stanton) 5. 04:50 PM - Re: Dual sticks (kmccune) 6. 07:43 PM - Rudder Cable Issues (txpilot) 7. 08:28 PM - Re: Re: Dual sticks (Ken Ryan) 8. 08:41 PM - Re: Rudder Cable Issues (JohnDRead@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:39:49 AM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: Dual sticks From: "n85ae" I was going to set mine up with dual sticks, until I got the cockpit assembled. Then I sat in the plane with the stock Y-stick in place and changed my mind. It really feels comfortable. And I can easily hold the stick with one hand and reach the radio stack with no problems with the other. So for simplicity I decided to go with the Y-Stick. Still debating about a dual throttle setup or not. Regards, Jeff Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217784#217784 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:53:39 AM PST US From: "Ken Ryan" Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Re: Dual sticks X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) I was leaning towards two sticks until I test-flew the 750. I found the Y-stick to be completely natural and comfortable, with the following advantages: lightweight simplicity ease of getting in and out improved crashworthiness Ken Ryan 750 ordered and due to arrive soon! On 5 Dec 2008 at 8:39, n85ae wrote: > > I was going to set mine up with dual sticks, until I got the cockpit > assembled. Then I sat in the plane with the stock Y-stick in place > and changed my mind. It really feels comfortable. And I can easily > hold the stick with one hand and reach the radio stack with no > problems with the other. So for simplicity I decided to go with the > Y-Stick. > > Still debating about a dual throttle setup or not. > > Regards, > Jeff > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217784#217784 > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:04:34 PM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: Dual sticks From: "Coloradodan" No doubt the stock stick is easy to use. But it really limits right seat flying. I like the controls in the middle. The CH601 has dual sticks and I'm considering a similar setup to convert the 801. I'm flying and having fun but there's always a new upgrade around the corner. Next up Cargo Pod! -------- 28 hours of FLIGHT time. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217823#217823 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:37:09 PM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: Dual sticks From: "Dan Stanton" Dan, I put duel sticks in our 801 and love it. With some minor changes you can use the sticks from a 601 kit. -------- Dan Stanton 801 125 hrs. 701 75% done Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217839#217839 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:50:52 PM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: Dual sticks From: "kmccune" My only concerns about the center stick is that my arm will cramp on long flights and that it may make reaching to the center or right on the panel cumbersome. I am considering a flip down arm rest for the 701 for the arm cramp possability. Kevin -------- Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217840#217840 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:43:26 PM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Rudder Cable Issues From: "txpilot" Is there anyone who experienced problems running their rudder control cables? I'm finding difficulty with the cables hitting aluminum in several spots. First, the plans call for a cut in the fuselage side skin 45mm forward of the front horizontal tail frame. On my plane, that measurement was way off. The rudder cable rubs against the fuselage side at the front of the 'oval'. I've had to enlarge that hole considerably more forward. It's bordering on the front of the rudder cable fairlead. To solve the problem, I've riveted a second nylon bearing on the inside of the fuselage, forward of the cutout, to force the cable away from the aluminum. The second issue is the L brackets riveted on the fuselage bottom skin. I haven't tightened the cable all the way, but it seems the cable will be rubbing against a couple of those L brackets also. I'm thinking about installing another nylon bearing on one of these L brackets with a drilled hole to pass the cable through. The higher I position the hole, the better my chances of letting the cable clear the L brackets; but it could also offer more resistance on the cable -- bad news for flight controls. I checked my dimensions on 7F6-1 bottom channel to make sure my hole position was correct for the rudder cables. I really can't seem to find what I'm doing wrong here. Any suggestions? Thanks, Dan Ginty N787DG Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217868#217868 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:28:09 PM PST US From: "Ken Ryan" Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Re: Dual sticks X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Based on my one test flight of the 750, I don't think arm cramp will be a problem. But, if it was, I think it would be easily remedied with a small pillow. On 5 Dec 2008 at 16:50, kmccune wrote: > > My only concerns about the center stick is that my arm will cramp on long flights and that it may make reaching to the center or right on the panel cumbersome. I am considering a flip down arm rest for the 701 for the arm cramp possability. > > > Kevin > > -------- > Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217840#217840 > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:41:21 PM PST US From: JohnDRead@aol.com Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Rudder Cable Issues Dan; The lower corner brackets are supposed to be cut away so that the rudder cables do not rub on them. It is shown in the drawings and in the pictorials. There are fairleads positioned near the oval holes which the cables rub against. The cables do not run straight other than between the various fairleads. John Read Phone: 303-648-3261 Fax: 303-648-3262 Cell: 719-494-4567 **************Stay in touch with ALL of your friends: update your AIM, Bebo, Facebook, and MySpace pages with just one click. 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