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Airframes => Single Seaters => LE => Topic started by: Dan_ on September 19, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Title: Teleflex
Post by: Dan_ on September 19, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

These pics show the Flightstar II SC tail.  It looks like the cable is indeed mounted on the mid-line.  (under the max height of the arc of the horn)

Also they appear to be the redundant push-pull arrangement.

Title: Re: Teleflex
Post by: Theodore on March 27, 2021, 12:17:21 PM

who has used 'push/pull' cables? i think they might be too heavy, i had thought to make my own out of pex tubing (1/2" inside of 5/8")

Title: Re: Teleflex
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on March 30, 2021, 02:51:56 PM

FWIW.. I had a Bowden cable fail one time.The sheath pulled out of the crimped connection. I was taking a kid for an airplane ride in Mouser. When I started to reduce power to land, that didn't happen. I told the kid, "see those two switches on the panel?" "Yes." When I tell you, push both of them down. Can you do that?" "Sure."
(https://static.imgzeit.com/large/292851f553de8000/mouser.jpg)
He did that, things went quiet, and we made a normal landing. After that, when I see Bowden cables on primary controls, I pass.  :)

Title: Re: Teleflex
Post by: Dan_ on March 30, 2021, 04:52:53 PM

Chuck,

Did you have a starter..?

Title: Re: Teleflex
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on March 31, 2021, 04:25:54 AM

Quote from: Dan_ on March 30, 2021, 04:52:53 PM

Chuck,

Did you have a starter..?

Armstrong.. :o

Title: Re: Teleflex
Post by: Dan_ on March 31, 2021, 06:11:34 PM

Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on March 31, 2021, 04:25:54 AM

Armstrong.. :o

That bumps up the pucker factor index...  
:emoji_u1f62b:

Title: Re: Teleflex
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on April 01, 2021, 04:27:36 AM

Not much. Back in the neolithic when I learned to fly,  :) Tommy (great pilot) always taught power off landings. "That way, if you have an engine out, you'll always know where you can land."
We came in just a little high, slipped on final, and just let her roll out. The kid didn't know anything wasn't "normal" and had a grin a mile wide.