Short Update
After Airworthiness Inspection and Certification, all seemed going well. We called in the test pilot. We ran into a gliitch that I felt needed further investigation. Also, the pilot asked for a little bit more “cushion” under the throttle stops.
During throttle alignment, we found a tiny bit of play in the torque tubes that could mean a sloppy movement later on. So I elected to take the system out. WHAT A MESS!!!! Jeez! Whoever designed this mechanism is a sadist and a can short of a six pack. Anyway, we got the things out, fixed, and back in. Now time to re-set the throttles.
And guess what? We somehow snapped the internal throttle cable. So OUT it came, along with its attendant parts. Now I am trying to find someone who make this cable to specs, and it is not easy. Its an unusual cable system. I think we found a supplier, but will have to see if they can do what we want. Next week will tell the story. Otherwise we have to change to a different cable system, which I don’t want to do.
Broken Throttle Cable
Anyway, it’s still not in the air. I think the test pilot, Steve, is going to shoot me. He wanted it at Lakeland and Oshkosh.