Originally Posted by
Gray Beard
I have made up a system like Bob has shown and it really is slick and easy to set up. I'm a bit surprised at the $90 bucks for the one shown but it is very clean and positive. Ackerman Ackerman, how did we ever do it before we heard of Ackerman??? The idea is and was to make sure you had equal tension on the pulls without an slack in the line. If done correctly it is very positive without any delay in the rudder control. Getting it set up 100% correct is a pain though. I forgot all about the system Bob showed but wish I would have thought of it before I did the set up on my new plane. Brain farts are happening more and more. I recall a system just like it with springs installed between the linkage so there was no servo shock on landing if you had the tail wheel set up directly on the rudder. So many ways to do something this simple. Karol, what plane are you setting up with a pull/pull?? If room isn't a problem or weight then two servos set up as push pull is also a good way to do it. I haven't done that in ages either but it doesn't get any stronger or or positive then that.
Gene, I am not setting up a model, but observed recently a buddy's setup in his new 50cc Extra and commented on how slack the pull pull wires were, but he said they it was okay to have them that slack to which I was not in agreement, hence my posting here.