I am building the Great Planes Giles 202 .46 kit and will be using the Saito 100 engline which means that the rudder servo should be placed in the rear location. The suggested location is on the bottom of the tail which to me looks goofy and the resultant geometry of the linkage is very awkard. I think I have a better solution to solve this problem.

I constructed a simple box for the servo and installed the box in the tail in front of the former. I then made an access panel to allow one to install and work on the servo. The following photos of this procedure will give you a better idea of this modification.

I wanted to add that I would be using an adjustable control horn for the rudder rather than the nylon type. I considered setting up a pull-pull system but that doesn't work too well when the distance is short. There is an added advantage as well. I made a shelf for my receiver and battery behind the cockpit and the rear servo lead should be able to plug into the receiver without using an extension. Some have said that they experienced some interference due to having to use an extension for the recommended rear servo location.

Looks good , but seems like a lot of work to build box rather than just fix a tray in ?
Re; the interference . i use shielded cable & never had a glitch in 15 years , get cable from Radio shack .

Hi!
I don't like to make you sorry but... why didn't you just install a fishing wire system (pull-pull) and mount the servo "where it should be" (togheter with the other servos at the wingsadle).

Regards!
Jan K

Maybe Winglift put it back there for balance !!!

As Hurri pointed out, the recommended location for the servo if using a larger engine is the rear. As to the box, I considered gluing a shelf there, but the box was a better solution.