Piper J3
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I recently bought a flying RV-12 with 50TT. The throttle control is horrible with the carburetor springs pulling toward the open position all the time. I understand this is for safety in case the throttle cable breaks. So my question is... has anyone ever had a cable break? The cable looks pretty stout and the installation is clean with nice large radius bends. Operation is smooth except for the constant spring pressure. The friction knurl knob at the base of the throttle control is barely able to prevent creep. Is there a fix short of buying the vernier control? Does the vernier control really fix the weird throttle management? Last question... are weaker springs used with the vernier setup? Sorry for rambling - my thumb and forefinger are sore from flying.
On a positive note - I can't believe how nice this plane flies. I owned a J3-Cub for 23 years and have ~1200 hrs in type. Basically got into the RV-12 and flew it like hand-in-glove. Really sweet. We're going to have good times together.
Oh, and glad to "meet" all you folks finally.
Piper J3
On a positive note - I can't believe how nice this plane flies. I owned a J3-Cub for 23 years and have ~1200 hrs in type. Basically got into the RV-12 and flew it like hand-in-glove. Really sweet. We're going to have good times together.
Oh, and glad to "meet" all you folks finally.
Piper J3
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