I have been watching this thread, and I have 3 questions, and a comment:


1. Do all the BobCats that are experiencing "mushiness" of the elevator have the recommended 1 3/4" travel ?

Everyone is talking about ATV, but I have seen nothing about actual measured travel, aside from Tony F. who gave his measurements in degrees.

2. Dennis said "I had so much elevator throw I thought it should snap really well if full stick was given." (post #30)

Do you recall if you had a measured 1 3/4" of travel, or did you set the travel to a lower "more conservative" amount?

3. Todd said "My linkage is exactly like Davids above, as always...I try to get throw required at 100% atv." (post #31)

Did you have to deviate from the BVM suggested set up to accomplish this? It has been my experience that when the suggested servo arm is installed, 140 - 150% ATV is necessary to produce the required elevator travel.

4. Did the BobCats that crashed have any problems pulling up after a high speed pass?

David said "Vernon and I were flying formation at the time we both went into the loop at a relatively high speed, roughly 180-200 mph. We both throttled back as we approached the top of the loop" (post #26)

If the servo in Vernon's BobCat wasn't powerful enough it should have never pulled into a loop to begin with. However coming down the backside of a loop it would not be difficult to over-speed the Elevator and reduce it's effectiveness.