ORIGINAL: ottrod
Hi Mike,
You are making good progress!!!
1. If the push rods are not pre-made length, then make them as short as possible unless geometry or structure clearance suggests that the servo be mounted with the shaft in the position further away from the control surface.
2. If the push rods are pre made length, then you're kind of stuck with mounting the servo in the position that supports the length of rod that is available.
I hope that someone with more experience than me will chime in on the servo orientation
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Keith
You are right,,it really doesnt matter how the servos are mounted but I think it's always better to have the shortest linkage from the servos to the surfaces of the plane,,at least on this plane on the Elevators since the Links will be at arround 5'' or so I have installed my elevator servos with the output shaft of the Servo towards the rear of the plane,,on the ailerons I have them the other way to make the link a bit longer since the distance it's prety short anyways I installed the servo with the output shaft towards the LE of the wing, on the pull-pull for the rudder I did it the same as the elevator servos, output shapt towards the rear of the plane