I was going to just swage the >tailwheel cables straight to the rudder cable, with no springs but a little >slack, as Troy is flying. He swears by it, saying you need all the >tailwheel control you can get. . >Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Mark, I'm using springs on my tailwheel and I'd swear by that. I guess either way will work if installed correctly. I went with the springs so that any side loads were not transfered directly by hard attachment to the rudder system. I attached my tailwheel cables to the rudder cables inside the fuselage and they exit through thier own fairleads. My rudder cables are loaded by springs attached to the firewall. The tailwheel cables are tensioned with only enough slack to keep from causing the rudder cables to go slack from the tailwheel cable attach point to the rudder. In the 93.5 hours to date I've never discovered any "dead spots" in ground handling, takeoff, or even high speed rollouts. I've got good transition from tailwheel on the ground to tailwheel up and back again. The amount of peddle needed to stear seems to be the same with tail up or tail down. Personally, I'd say the advantage goes to springs. As always, your results may vary.......... Larry Flesner
