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Thar' tis Grandpa!

The opposite side safety wire install was a little tricky. I had to determine the length of the safety wire by trial and error. If the safety wire is the correct length to the spring, the control sticks should stand up perfectly straight and the center trim contol knob should stay centered. Ah yes, another opportunity for yours truly to continue blessing his creation.Update: 1/1/2011 - I received an email from one of my fellow RV builders about the trim control being a little too loose, so I tightened the bolt that that puts tension on the trim control knob. Now it stays centered while slightly moving the control sticks, unless I go full left or right on the sticks.

Here's a short video showing how it all works:

RV-9A Control System from Smitty Smith on Vimeo.


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