BonitaRV8
Active Member
Having just installed the aileron & elevator control assembly I noticed when I deflect the control stick to the full deflection for the ailerons that at about half the possible stick travel I feel the stick resistance increase. After further investigation I determined that the aft rod end of the center elevator pushrod hits the bell crank and then the rod end turns inside the pushrod which is the increase in resistance. The center push rod still clears the cutout for it in fuselage bulkhead with full stick travel. I have the correct washers installed between the bell crank and the rod end so that's not the problem. I don?t have the wings installed yet so maybe the stick can travel much further than it will with the wings/ailerons installed?