Hangar 1271
Well Known Member
Hard to come up for a title for this.
However, my prop control is very easy to move and requires the singular quadrant friction lock to be very tight to prevent it advancing to fine pitch. The throttle and mixture are similar to each other but require far less friction lock to stay put. When I manage to keep the prop set, the throttle and mixture become tougher to move and make subtle adjustments difficult. Obviously, this is particularly important on takeoff and landing when you really want the most throttle control. I have considered releasing the friction lock some for those flight phases but I would rather make it right.
I spoke to a mechanic and he described a way of adding some resistance at the governor end of the cable but other options would be nice to consider.
I'm using the CT 83F DELUXE throttle quadrant on an IO-360 and the Hartzell blended airfoil prop.
Thanks for you sage advice and wisdom.
However, my prop control is very easy to move and requires the singular quadrant friction lock to be very tight to prevent it advancing to fine pitch. The throttle and mixture are similar to each other but require far less friction lock to stay put. When I manage to keep the prop set, the throttle and mixture become tougher to move and make subtle adjustments difficult. Obviously, this is particularly important on takeoff and landing when you really want the most throttle control. I have considered releasing the friction lock some for those flight phases but I would rather make it right.
I spoke to a mechanic and he described a way of adding some resistance at the governor end of the cable but other options would be nice to consider.
I'm using the CT 83F DELUXE throttle quadrant on an IO-360 and the Hartzell blended airfoil prop.
Thanks for you sage advice and wisdom.