Russell Hilton
I'm New Here
I'm getting ready to start the empennage kit and I am going to add the electric rudder trim that many have done with the section cut from the rudder. Like this one done by Brian Steeves. I've studied all the posts and many pictures taken of other builds and there seems to be no consensus as to the hinge placement side or the side that the servo control rod is placed.
It seems to me that if you normally use right rudder, thus requiring the trim tab to swing to the left (pilot side) of the plane, that the most logical placement would be to put the hinge on the right (co-pilot) side which would minimize the gap on the pilot side as the tab moves leftward. Likewise, placing the servo control arm on the opposite side of the hinge would slow the travel and create more leverage for the servo to operate.
Is there a consensus to this, am I thinking about it correctly or am I missing something?
It seems to me that if you normally use right rudder, thus requiring the trim tab to swing to the left (pilot side) of the plane, that the most logical placement would be to put the hinge on the right (co-pilot) side which would minimize the gap on the pilot side as the tab moves leftward. Likewise, placing the servo control arm on the opposite side of the hinge would slow the travel and create more leverage for the servo to operate.
Is there a consensus to this, am I thinking about it correctly or am I missing something?