Now we don't have a consensus. Okay Rlipsett, lets say I am going to use a stiff carbon fiber pushrod that has very little flex. There is no way to run the pushrod 90 degrees to the hinge line.
If the servo is mounted in the fuse and the control horn is on the elevator the pushrod is going to run at a slight angle to the hinge line. Not as much of a angle as in my drawing, which I exaggerated to get my point across. What do you say now?

Pat