KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
Barry, "Get the lead out". Move the engine forward. You can get a different engine mount or make spools to go between the engine case and mount. If you are going to balance your elevator, do it on the elevator. If you are not a very fast plane, maybe it does not matter that much. Balancin

KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
RE: What do you mean by "putting your rudder cables in a closed loop"? Some people run separate rudder cables from pedal to rudder horn and sometimes put a spring loaded tension cable between the two pedals. I believe that you should have no spring in that tension cable, but rather, a turn buc

KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Wayne Israelsen
I have read that not having some dampning in the cable transmits too much shock load on the rudder post eventualy causing it to break. Any thoughts? Thanks Wayne - Original Message - From: Dan Heath To: Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 4:30 AM Subject: Re: KR>Balancing elevator. RE: W

KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Ron Freiberger
I have read that not having some dampning in the cable transmits too much shock load on the rudder post eventualy causing it to break. Any thoughts? Yes,I think that's a strange story, and NOT an ELEVATOR issue. Ron Freiberger mailto: rfreiber...@swfla.rr.com

KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Russ Fenlason
I believe that "closed loop" means that they put an extra cable from one rudder pedal to a pulley on the firewall and back to the other pedal. It serves to always keep the cable taught. Russ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html

KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Ron Freiberger
003 2:17 PM To: KR builders and pilots Subject: Re: KR>Balancing elevator. I believe that "closed loop" means that they put an extra cable from one rudder pedal to a pulley on the firewall and back to the other pedal. It serves to always keep the cable taught. Russ > see KRnet

KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Phil Matheson
Please Can we change the SUBJECT TITLE when we change subject please. It make it much easier to crack down latter "Balancing Elevator has nothing to do with rudder cables" Phil Matheson mathe...@dodo.com.au VH-PKR ( reserved) 61 3 58833588 See our VW Engines and Home built web page at http://

KR>Balancing elevator.

2008-10-12 Thread Wayne Israelsen
yeah I got thinking about what I have been working on and didn't realise my we were talking elevators not ruders. sorry Wayne - Original Message - From: Ron Freiberger To: KR builders and pilots Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:37 PM Subject: RE: KR>Balancing elevator. > S

KR>Balancing elevator. but actually Rudder Cables.

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
Actually, we are talking elevator balancing, at least that is how the conversation got started. I was talking about keeping the cables taught and the subject went on to rudder cables. Sorry for the confusion. N64KR Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC da...@kr-builder.org See you in Mt. Vernon - 2