704CH
Well Known Member
Hey guys,
I am working on the center bulkhead on my 7 standard kit and aligning the control column and test fitting the sticks etc. My sticks do not align fore and aft. The passenger stick tip is about 1/2 inch aft of the pilot stick at the tip. These Pics outline the problem, but it even looks worse in real life.
Is this common? The weldments are definitely off, which translate to about 1/2 inch at the ends of the sticks. I wanted to get thoughts before I go back to Vans on this? I think it looks obvious enough for a common person to notice the misalignment.
Note that I am not talking about lateral alignment which can be adjusted by the rod end bearings on the bottom bar, but rather my issue is the fore/aft alignment which is not adjustable and dependent on the weldments.
Images aren't seeming to post from Picasa, so you can check my blog page below:
http://www.704ch.com/2010/07/control-column.html
Thx
I am working on the center bulkhead on my 7 standard kit and aligning the control column and test fitting the sticks etc. My sticks do not align fore and aft. The passenger stick tip is about 1/2 inch aft of the pilot stick at the tip. These Pics outline the problem, but it even looks worse in real life.
Is this common? The weldments are definitely off, which translate to about 1/2 inch at the ends of the sticks. I wanted to get thoughts before I go back to Vans on this? I think it looks obvious enough for a common person to notice the misalignment.
Note that I am not talking about lateral alignment which can be adjusted by the rod end bearings on the bottom bar, but rather my issue is the fore/aft alignment which is not adjustable and dependent on the weldments.
Images aren't seeming to post from Picasa, so you can check my blog page below:
http://www.704ch.com/2010/07/control-column.html
Thx