TAIL MOUNT ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS

-6 p l a c e .A t t a c ht h i s
C l a m p- 7 t u b e st o a f l a ts t e e lp l a t ea t t h e p r o p e ra n g l ea n d s p a c i n g I. n s t a l l a n d w e l d i n
a s s e m b l yt o t h e a f t f u s e l a g e . p u t a s p a c e rb e t w e e nt h e a s s e m b l ya n d t h e 2 ' 1 0 1 - 3 b
7 u l k h e adC ' l a m pa 2 x 2
f o r a l i g n m e n t F
. o r m - 1' - 2 ,- 3 & - 4 a n d
h o r i z o n t atlo t h i s b u l k h e a df o r t h e a s s e m b l yt o r e s to n . C h e c kc a r e fu l l y
d r i l l m o u n t i n gh o l e s# 3 0 .T a c kt h e v e r yf o r w a r dt i p o f e a c h p a i rt o g e t h e r D . r i l lf u s e l a g et o m a t c ha n d c l e c oi n
-3 -4 -7
p l a c e .D o n o t d r i l l h o l e st o s i z e .C h e c ka l i g n m e n a t g a i nb e f o r et a c k i n g ,- 2 , & t o t u b e sa t t h e u p p e r
- 1
a n d l o w e rc o r n e r s w . e l d - 5 & - g t o g e t h e r( o t tt n e a i r C r a f ta) n d c l e c oi n t o p l a c e .M a k ea m e t a ld i s c o f ' 0 6 3s t e e l
-7 warpage. Fit remainingtubesand
tne sizeol the Kp-29bearingand insertit in eachend of the to help reduce
a i r c r a f tt o f i n i s hw e l d i n g '
w e l d a l l a c c e s s i b t ea r e a sb u t D o N o T o v e r h e a t h e a l u m i n u m .R e m o v ef r o m t h e
Instalo t n d d r i l l m o u n t i n gh o l e st o s i z e '
l n t h e a i r c r a f tc h e c ka l i g n m e n a

ATTACHTHEsEsUPPLEMENTSToTHEoR|G|NALDRAW|NGs
SUPPLEMENTTO 2102 AFT FUSELAGEDRAWING:
notof a
S e v e r acl r a c k sw e r ef o u n d i n t h e a f t f u s e l a g eo n t h e l a s ta n n u a l( 5 5 3h r s ) o f D A - 2 A# 1 .T h e y a r e
1 6 3 - 4 )
a t a l l c utouts
s e r i o u sn a t u r eb u t t h e f o l l o w i n gs h o u l db e d o n e .I n s t a l al d d i t i o n arl i v e t s( A N 4 7 O ' 4o r C R
i n 2 1 O 2 - 1 - z - g& - 4- 5 s k i n s .R i v e t ss h o u l db e . 5 6f o r w a r da n d a f t o f o r i g i n a lr i v e ta t e a c h b u l k h e a di n t e r s ection'
T h e s ea r e a ss h o u l db e c h e c k e da t e v e r ya n n u a l .l f c r a c k ss h o u l do c c u r i n s t a l a l n .025 2 0 2 4 T 3s t r a p a s s hown
n f s o u n dd a m p e n i n gm a t e r i a l s u c h a s s t y r o f o a mo r
i n s k e t c h .A l s o ,i n s t a l l a t i o o L o r d ' sL D - 4 0 0 w i l l ,a l s o ,c u t
d o w n o n n o i s ea n d r e d u c et h e p o s s i b i l i t yo f c r a c k s '

o
D o u g L E R, 6 3 x 1 . 8 7 NFW RIYET5
I N 5 T A L L O O U E LE R B F T l ' F F , V
INSIDE SI<INAHD B ULKHEAD

S U P P L E M E N T O 2 4 0 2M A I N L A N D I N GG E A RD R A W I N G :
T h e r e h a v e b e e n t h r e e c a s e sboofl t s s h e a r i n g w h e r e t h e - 1 0 & -bl lo l t t o t h e l o w e r w i n g s p a r c a p 2 2 O l - 2 '
S i n c et h e g e a rl o a d so n a h a r dl a n d i n gi s a l m o s t9 0 ' t o t h e - 5 & - 6 t u b e i t i s l i t t l em o r et h a na s t a b i l i z e r a n tdh i s
p u t st h e t h r e el o w e ra t t a c hb o l t su n d e rs h e a ra n d t e n s i o n N . o n eo f t h e w i n g a t t a c hb o l t si n t h i sa r e ah a v eb e e n
f o u n d l o o s e ,b u t a l l g e a r a n d w i n g a t t a c hb o l t ss h o u l db e c h e c k e da t 1 0 0 h r . i n t e r v a l sT. h e c e n t e rb o l t o n l y
throughlhe24O2-10&-llshouldbeincreasedtoanAN-4.Theholeshouldbereamedundersizesothebolti
a t i g h t f i t . B e s u r et h a t a l l g e a ra t t a c hb o l t sa r e l o n g e n o u g hf o r t h e g r i p t o g o t h r o u g ha l l p a r t s .

D R A W I N GC H A N G E SA N D C O R R E C T I O N S
2 3 0 3M I X I N GU N I T
B u i l d e r sh a v e b e e n h a v i n gt r o u b l eg e t t i n ge n o u g h r u d d e rt r a v e lw i t h o u ts c a l l o p i n go u t o f t h e - 2 a r m .
M o v et h e - 3 i n b o a r dt o 1 . 2 6f r o m c e n t e rl i n e i n s t e a do f 1 . 4 4 .
T h e r eh a sb e e na p r o b l e mw i t ht h e A N 1 6 0f o r k e n d o f t h eA N 1 3 0t u r n b u c k l eh i t t i n go n t h e m i x i n gu n i ta n d
r u d d e rp e d a l s .I ' v es e e nt h e s ef o r k s i n t h r e e l e n g t h sb u t h a v eo n l y s e e n o n e A N n u m b e r .T h e m i x i n g u n i t
s h o u l db e c u t o u t a s s h o w n .L e a v er o o m f o r s a f e t yw i r e .

N O T I C E
This set of drawingscan be used to build the DA-2A or the new DA-2B.
which
T o b u i l dt h e D A - 2 Au s ea l l d r a w i n g se x c e p tt h e 2 9 0 1B a n d t h e 2 1 0 1s u p p l e m e n tl.g n o r ea l l d i m e n s i o n s
are enclosedin an oval such as this €
one in
To build the DA-28 useall drawingsexEEiJFE2901.In all caseswhere2 dimensionsare shown usethe
the oval such as tnisCE)
Your serialnumber is on the 2001drawing'

#1
G E N E R A LI N S T R U C T I O N S
FLUSH RIVETING
l i t t l ei n
F l u s h r i v e t i n gs h o u l d o n l y b e a t t e m p t e db y t h o s e w i t h e x p e r i e n c eo r t h e p r o p e r e q u i p m e n t .V e r y
performancewill be gained.Followaccepted standards as to when to dimple and when to counter sink'

POP RIVETS
their
I do not recommendpop rivets,but there are some areaswherethey can be used.I do not recommend
not be used in the squaretube sectionof
use wherethe total thicknessto be rivetedis over .050.They should
the cabin becauseof possibleleakage.

RIVETLENGTH
T h e n o r m a lr u l ef o r l e n g t hi s t h a tt h e u n b u c k e de n d o f t h e r i v e ts h o u l dp r o t r u d et h t i m e st h e d i a m e t e r l.n t h i n
skins and ribs (under .O5Ototal) 1 diameterworks best. lt gives a good rivet without excessivedriving' For
'172
heavierparts (over .080total) use the standard diameterand proportionalin between'

PART NUMBER
T h e f u l l p a r tn u m b e ri s t h e d r a w i n gn u m b e rp l u st h e d a s hn u m b e r .W h e nw r i t i n gu s et h e f u l l p a r tn u m b e ra n d
t h e d r a w i n gz o n e o n b i g d r a w i n g s .

PRIMING
It is recommendedthat all partsbe primedon the insideof the A/C. The extrusionsshoulddefinitelybe primed
becausethey are not atctad.The idealtime to prime is just beforeassemblyafter drilling.One method is to
prime all mating surfaceswith a spray can and then prime the completeassemblyafter riveting'

TEMPLATES
A m a s t e ra i r f o i lt e m p l a t es h o u l db e m a d ef o r t h e w i n g a n d t a i l s u r f a c e (. . 0 2 5a l u m i n u mw o r k sq u i t ew e l l . )T h e
d a t as u p p l i e di s f o r t h e a p p r o p r i a t ec h o r ds o n o m a t hi s r e q u i r e d l.t s h o u l db e q u i t ea c c u r a t ea s i t w i l l b e u s e d
for form blocks.

FORM BLOCKS
Form blocksfor a limitednumberof partscan be madeof solid hard woods (not plywood).Birch can usually
b e o b t a i n e da t a c a b i n e ts h o p .E i g h td e g r e e ss p r i n gb a c kw o r k sv e r yw e l l .F o r r i b sd r a wa r o u n dy o u rt e m p l a t e '
s a wd o w nt h e l i n e( 8 ") , s a n de d g es m o o t h ,a n d r a d i u st h e e d g et o . ' 1 3R w i t h a s m a l lw o o d p l a n e .T h i sw i l l m a k e
the block under sizeso the part will be of the propersize.Most partsrequireright and left so the metalblank
can be boltedbetweenthe two form blocks.Takecare not to damagethe form blockthat is beingusedfor back
u p . l f o n l y o n e f o r m b l o c ki s r e q u i r e dm , a k ea b a c ku p b l o c kt o m a t c ht h e f o r m b l o c k .P u t i n t h e f l u t e sw i t h a r a t
t a i l o f a p p r o p r i a t es i z e .J o g g l e sa r e a l s o p u t i n t h e f o r m b l o c k s .W h e n f o r m i n g r i b s s t a r t b y b e n d i n ga f e w
d e g r e e sa t a t i m e w i t h a r u b b e rm a l l e tu n t i lw r i n k l e ss t a r tt o a p p e a r( a b o u t4 5 ") . S t a r t i n gf r o m o n e e n d ,b e n d
metalon down to form block.Afterpassingeachf lute,usea rod of appropriatesizeand a hard hammerto draw
t h e m e t a li n t ot h e f l u t e .C o n t i n u et h i s p r o c e s su n t i lr e a c h i n gt h e o t h e re n d .l t i s b e s tt o s t a r ta t t h e e n d w i t h t h e
l e a s tc o n t o u r .A f t e rt h e f l a n g eh a sb e e nw o r k e dd o w n a s f a r a s p o s s i b l ef i n i s hb y t a p p i n gc l o s et o t h e e d g eo f
t h e r a d i u sw i t h a h a r d h a m m e rt o t i g h t e nt h e r a d i u s .U s e a s m o o t h h a m m e ro r m a s k i n gt a p e t o p r e v e n t
s c a r r i n gt h e m e t a l .A l i t t l ef i n g e rf o r m i n gm i g h t b e n e c e s s a r ya f t e rr e m o v i n gf o r m b l o c k .
 FLUTE AT RADII/-S

BoLrs'til Lt6HTENtN6 tioLEs

FORM BLOC.KS

E L A Nx

GENERALINSTRUCTIONS#2
B E N DR A D I U S
partsmadeof .040& '063'lf
All bendsshouldbe smoothand f reeof tight areas.This is particularlyimportantof
you own a brake grind the top bar to a .13 R. Great care should be taken and make a templateto maintain
a r o u n dt h i s
c o n s t a n tr a d i u sa n d w i d t h .B e n d a p i e c eo f . O 4 O r a d i u st o g e t . 1 6 Rf o r . 0 6 3'

AN6LE
,*,r,Ot*-']
1 l

ALTERNATE AAETI{OD

FLAT PATTERN LAYOUT

When makingflat patternlayoutsfor parts with .13Rsubtract .09for each 90" bend' For example,to make a
channel1 x2x1 add all 3 sidestogether,which would be 4 inches.Then subtract.18which would meanthe f lat
patternwould be 3.g2.For parts*itn . t 6R subtract.15for each90" bend.For bendsof lessthan 90" this f igure
is greatlyreducedand need not be consideredbelow 45". For bendsof over 90" it increasesgreatly.A good
way to determinehow much to subtractis to take a 2 inch pieceof metaland bend it in the middleto the proper
angle.Measurethe 2 sidesand subtract2 inchesf rom their total.This is the amount gainedin each bend.On
partswith over 90" bends the part can be smallerthan the call out.

F
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o
) F
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HOW TO BEND ACCURATEPARTS
"A": lf you want to bend a .75flangeput a
Severat methodscan be rrsedto determinewhereto bend. Method
the
l i n e . 7 5f r o m t h e e d g e ( a b a l l p o i n t w o r k sw e l l f o r t h i s ) .P l a c et h e m e t a li n t h e b r a k eu n t i l t h i s l i n e i s o v e r
"8" is the useof bend C/L: Placethe C/L mark belowthe outer edge of the brake
crack in the brake.Method by
" C " i s l i k em e t h o d" A " e x c e p t h a tt h e . 7 5f l a n g ei s o u t s i d et h e b r a k e .P l a c et h e l i n ei n u n d e rt h e
radiusM . ethod
"D" is for bendsof very smallangle:Use bend C/L and placethe mark
radiusbar as far as you can see.Method
to a press
u n d e rt h e r a d i u sb a r a s f a r a s y o u c a n s e e .T h e s em e t h o d ss h o u l df o r m a l l p a r t s .l f y o u h a v ea c c e s s
brake use C/L for bending.You can save metal by bendinga samplestrip first'

AlARK

AN6E

FLAN6E

C D

#3
G E N E R A LI N S T R U C T I O N S
B E N DS E Q U E N C E
Bendingall partsrequiresplanning.Bendsof some partshaveto be in propersequenceor all bendscannotbe
made.An exampleis the seat back shown below.

MO5T B RAKES
A I E E DP A R T I A L L Y
DI5A5SE|v\ELED
TO REMOVE
+ PART
C O R N E RC U T O U T S
All reliefholesand cut outsshouldhavesmooth round cornersof the radiuscall out on the print.Thesecan be
File
m a d eb y f i r s td r i l l i n ga h o l ea n d c u t t i n gi t o r b y c u t t i n gc l o s et o t h e c o r n e ra n d b r e a k i n go u t t h e s e g m e n t '
Finish all radii with #240 sand paper. A notch or
out the corner with a rat tait f ite of the appropri"teOiireter.
nick in theseareascan be a place waiting for a crack to happen.

B E N D I N GR A D I OC U T O U T
polished'
M a k ea h a r dw o o d f o r m b l o c kw i t h g " f o r s p r i n gb a c k .B e s u r et h a t t h e r e l i e fh o l e sa r e s m o o t ha n d
c l a m p i n a v i s ew i t h a b a c k u p b l o c k .U s e a b l o c k o f w o o d a n d a h a m m e rt o b e n d f l a n g e s .

HAMMERHE

RIVETING
Regutated a i r s h o u l db e u s e df o r r i v e t i n g F. o r l i g h t p a r t su s e 1 5 l b s .f o r n u m b e r3 r i v e t s 3 , 0 l b s .f o r n u m b e r4
4 5
r i v e t s a, n d l b s . f o r n u m b e r5 r i v e t s l
. f p a r t sa r e h e a v y i
, n c r e a s et h e p r e s s u r eu n t i l t h e r i v e tc a n b e d r i v e ni n a
s h o r tb u r s t .U s ea s l a r g ea b u c k i n gb a r a s p o s s i b l e
a n d ,i f p o s s i b l e t,h e m a s so f t h e b a r s h o u l db e p a r a l l etlo t h e
rivet.This is especiallytrue when using large rivets in heavy parts.

NUTS
A N - 3 6 5n u t sc a n b e u s e dt h r o u g h o u t h e a i r f r a m e .T h e M S 2 1 0 4 2i s o n e o f t h e u l t r a - s m a lsl p a c ea g e n u t st h a t I
use becauseI was able to buy very cheap.

#4
G E N E R A LI N S T R U C T I O N S
NAS 221 SCREWS
l n s o m ea r e a sN A S s t r e s ss c r e w sa r ec a l l e do u t . T h e s es c r e w sa r e l i k eA N b o l t sb u t h a v ea s c r e wd r i v e rh e a d .
T h e y c a n b e i d e n t i f i e db y t h e i r u n t h r e a d e ds h a n ko r g r i p . T h e o n l y s u b s t i t u t ei s a n A N - 3 b o l t . U N D E RN O
C I R C U M S T A N C E S H O U L DA N A N - 5 2 6A L L T H R E A DS C R E WB E U S E D .

PILOT HOLES
A l l p a r t ss h o u l db e p i l o t e db e f o r ea s s e m b l yB. u l k h e a da n d r i b c e n t e rl i n e ss h o u l db e m a r k e dw i t h a b a l lp o i n t .
T h e s el i n e sc a n b e s e e nt h r o u g ht h e p i l o th o l ea n d a i d a l i g n m e n tA . f t e ra l l p a r t sa r ec l e c o e dt o g e t h e rt h e p i l o t
h o l e sc a n b e d r i l l e do u t t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t s
e i z e T
. h e s m a l lh o l e a l s oa l l o w sf o r a s m a l lc o r r e c t i o ns h o u l di t b e
necessary.

RIVETINGTHE "V'' TAIL

After all holes have been drilled and the parts have been primed for assembly,start by rivetingthe channel
sparsto one side of the skin.Then cleco ALL partstogetherand rivetthe main spar.This is done with a long
b a r h e l dh o r i z o n t a l l yi n a v i s e .s t a r t a t t h e t i p a n d m o v et h e s u r f a c eo u t b o a r dt o c l e a rt h e p r e c e d i n gr i v e t .U s e
t h e r i v e tg u n o n t h e u p p e rs u r f a c ea n d t h e o t h e rh a n d u n d e r t h es u r f a c eW . h e nt h e r i v e ti s p l a c e di n t h e h o l ei t
,,V"tail will haveto be lifted up until the rivet head contactsthe skin. Another method
will stick out and the
would be to use CR163-5-4Cherry Rivets.
 COUPLI NO

l 1 2 x l ,/4 sTEEL

wooD SPACER

POURLEAD 6RIN D FLAT

I N D P O LI 5 H

B U C ' ( I N 6B A R 5

l n d r i v e tr i b s l a s t .U s e m a s k i n gt a p eo n t h e b u c k i n gb a r t o
R e m o v eo n e r i b a t a t i m e t o r i v e tt h e s p a r s .I n s t a l a
preventscratchingprimer.Do not use tape in the rivetingarea'

CUTTINGWEIGHT
For thosethat want to go the extra mile,the cornersof all partscan be rounded.This should be done afterall
h o l e sa r ed r i l l e d .l t w o n ' ta m o u n tt o m u c h b u t e v e r yl i t t l eb i t h e l p s .O n e o f t h e r e a s o n st h e D A - 2 Ap e r f o r m ss o
w e l l i s d u e t o i t s l i g h tw e i g h t .

TOLERANCES
S t a n d a r da i r c r a f t t o l e r a n c e s a r e l . 0 3 f o r t wpol a c e d e c i m a l s a ntd. 0 1 0 f o r t h r e ep l a c e d e c i m a l s . yl fo u l e t y o u r
tolerancesgo too far they can accumulateand total as high as 1/q". ManYparts should be match drilled to
i n s u r ep r o p e rf i t .

SPOT FACING
It is VERy importantthat all spot faceshavethe properradius.Sharpcornerscan GREATLYreducefatiguelife
o f t h e p a r t ;e s p e c i a l l tyh e 2 1 0 3 - 1e n g i n em o u n t b r a c k e t .

D R I L L I N GT I G H T H O L E S
A t t h o t e so t h e r t h a n r i v e t h o l e ss h o u l d b e t i g h t . T h e b e s t w a y t o g e t a t i g h t h o l e i s t o p i l o t t h e h o l e 1 / 3 2
undersize;then drill to size.Also,be sureyour holesare90" to the surfaceso the bolt headand nut will bearon
a l l s i d e sw i t h o u tb e i n gu n d e ra s t r a i n .

#5
G E N E R A LI N S T R U C T I O N S
WEIGHT& BALANCE
A c o m p t e t ew e i g h ta n d b a l a n c ei s r e q u i r e df o r t h e F A A a n d s h o u l db e k e p t u p t o d a t e .T h e o r i g i n a lw e i g h t&
b a l a n c es h o u l d b e r u n b y w e i g h i n ga l l t h r e e w h e e l s .T h e A / C m u s t b e l e v e lf o r e & a f t & l a t e r a l l yd u r i n g
weighing.lf one wheel is to be weighed at a time this is especiallyimportant.Fore & aft level point is the
extrudedbelly angles.The lateralpoint is acrosstheseanglesbelow the main spar. lf bath scalesare to be
usedthey should be checkedat severalporntsalong their scaleagainsta beamscalelike in a doctor'soffice.
With the A/C in levelpositiondrop a straightedgedown f rom the f irewalland measureto the centerof the f ront
wheelaxlewith wheelcentered.Subtractthis f rom the f irewallstationof 46.625for nosewheelstation.Stretch
a string f rom the centerof both main axlesand measuref rom it to the f irewall.Measureto the aft side of the
s t r a i g h te d g e i n b o t h c a s e s .A d d t h i s d i m e n s i o nt o t h e f i r e w a l ls t a t i o n .l t i s n e c e s s a r yt o m e a s u r ew h e e l
stationsbecauseof variancein construction'
 Welght & Balancefor DA-2ASerial#1
WT. STA. MOMENT
Left Main 216 x 84.s 18252.0
R i g h tM a i n 218 X 84.5 18421.0
Nose Wheel 187 X 34.25 6404.75
TOTAL 621 43077.75

43077.75 6 9 . 3 7E . W . C . G .
621

E . W .C . G .s h o u l df a l l c l o s et o t h i s .

WT. STA. MOMENT

E.W. 621 43077.75
Oil ( D e p e n d s
on cap.) 7.5 x 36.0 270.00
F u e l2 0 g a l . 120 x 52.75 6330.00
't20 x 8 1 . 0 0 9720.00
Pilot
TOTAL 868.5 59397.75
F W DC . G . 6 8 . 4
F W D C . G . L i m i t6 8 . 0

WT. STA. MOMENT

E.W. 621 43077.75
oil 7 . 5 X 36.00 270.00
F u e l1 7g a l . 1 0 1. 5 x 52.75 5354.00
Pilot& Pass 340.0 x 84.00 28560.00
Baggage 70.0 X 105.00 7350.00
TOTAL 11 4 0 . 0 84611.75

8 4 6 11 . 7 5 74.2 Att C.G.

11 4 0

Most aft C.G. permitled74.2

M a x i m u mg r o s sf o r 6 5 H P 11 4 0l b s .
M a x i m u mg r o s sf o r 7 5 - 1 0 0H P 1 2 0 0l b s .
F u t u r eC . G .s h o u l db e k e p t c u r r e n tb y c o m p u t a t i o n .

FLYINGTHE DA.2A:
N o p h a s eo f h o m eb u i l d i n gs h o u l db e r u s h e d A . n d t h i s i s e s p e c i a l l tyr u eo f t h e f i r s tf l i g h t .I s p e n ta b o u ta w e e k
gettingthe feelof the DA-2A beforethe f irstf light.You shouldhavesomestick time in any type ot A/C. Recent
C h e r o k e et i m e i s a l s oa d v i s a b l es i n c es i n k r a t e ,a p p r o a c ha, n d l a n d i n ga r es i m i l a r .I d o n o t r e c o m m e n df l y i n g
the DA-2A with only Cessnatime as there is no similaritybetweenthe two aircraft.An hour Cherokeetime
shouldbe enoughstrangeaircrafttime to makethe transition.Startout by makingseveralfasttaxi runs but be
s u r et h e w i n d i s c a l mo r d o w n t h e r u n w a y .A h a l ft a n k o f f u e l i s a d v i s a b l e f o r f i r s tf l i g h t st o k e e pf r o m b e i n go n
the forward C.G.
I u s u a l l ym a k es e v e r a sl h o r t f l i g h t sd o w n t h e r u n w a yt o g e t t h e f e e l . D o n ' t t r y t o p u l l o f f g r e e n a s y o u w i l l
e n c o u n t e ra p i t c h u p w h e n t h e b a l a n c ep o i n t s h i f t sf r o m t h e m a i n g e a r t o t h e C . P .T h e m a i n g e a r h a s b e e n
m o v e df o r w a r d. 2 5o n t h e d r a w i n g sw , h i c h s h o u l dh e l pt o r e d u c et h i s .A l l t h r e ec o n t r o l sa r e v e r yl i g h t ,u n l i k e
most U.S.productionaircraft.This makesit a joy to fly becauseit requiresvery little physicalexertion.
T h e r u d d e ri s u s e dl i t t l ee x c e p to n t h e g r o u n d .H o l d i n gt h e w i n g d o w n o n c r o s sw i n d l a n d i n g si s n ' ta d v i s a b l e
s i n c et h e w i d e g e a rj u s t a g g r a v a t e tsh e c o n d i t i o n .I u s u a l l yl a n di n t h e c r a ba n d l e tt h e m a i ng e a rh a n d l ei t . l t s
a b i l i t yt o f l e x i n a l l d i r e c t i o n ss e e m st o h a n d l ei t v e r y n i c e l y .O n e p h e n o m e n ao f t h e a i r c r a f to n t h e g r o u n di s
w h e e ls h a k e .t t u s u a l l yo c c u r sa b o u t 1 5 m p h a n d i s i n c r e a s e db y w h e e l m i s a l i g n m e n to, v e r i n f l a t i o no f t h e
t i r e s ,a n d t r e a d e dt i r e s .A p p l i c a t i o no f t h e b r a k e sw i l l s t o p i t . l t o c c u r so n l y d u r i n gt a x i '

( C o n t .o n # 6 )
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INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
READINGS:
AIRSPEED
Touch Down 60-65 mph
Approach 80-90mPh
R e dL i n e 165 mph TAS
MaximumDive for Test 1 7 5m p h T A S

A p a r a c h u t es h o u l db e w o r n d u r i n ga l l b u t r o u t i n ef l y i n gf o r t h e f i r s t5 0 h o u r s '

1 . A L W A Y SL A N D O N T H E M A I N G E A R .
2 . A L W A Y SR E S P E C TT H E T A X I W H E E LF O RJ U S T T H A T '
3 . N E V E RS H O U L DT H E S T I C K B E F O R W A R DO F N E U T R A LO N T A K E O F F A N D L A N D I N G .
4 . D O N ' TR I S KY O U R L I F EO R Y O U RA I R C R A F TW I T H A V E R N I E RT H R O T T L E '

I make part of my livingfrom pilots who do not follow the above rules.

A I L E R O NR I G G I N G
With the controlassemblyin a horizontalposition,rig the aileronsin neutralposition.Ailerontravelshouldbe
2.25 up and down, measuredat the T.E. Attach aluminum shims with a 2 AN 470-3 rivetsto lower side of
2104-29& 24 to limit travel of control assembly.Control assemblystops and aileron stops should touch
simultaneously.

ELEVATOR& RUDDERRIGGING
W i t ht h e r u d d e rp e d a l sa n d n o s ew h e e li n n e u t r a p l o s i t i o n a, d j u s t h e s t e e r i n gp u s hr o d st o l e n g t ha n d a t t a c h '
Adjust stopsso m ixing unit inclinesf orwardat the top 121/zo and atl91/2. Rig elevatorcablesto 25 lbs.tensionso
mixing unit stopsand controlassemblystopstouch simultaneously. lf necessary,f ile controlassemblystops.
Rig ruddercablesto 25 lbs. tensionwith rudder pedals and 2303-2in neutralposition.With rudder pedalsin
n e u t r a lp o s i t i o na d j u s tp u s h r o d s2 3 0 3 - 8t o g i v ee l e v a t o ru p 9 ' a n d d o w n 1 o ( 8 ot r a v e l ) .D o n o t a l l o w r u d d e r
controlsto move.

go

With elevatorin down position ruddertravelshould read right SVzo&lell8'/2" lf necessary,file stops2303-3.
C h e c kr i g h t s i d e o n l y . ! - - O

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Whencheckingelevatorand ruddertravelkeepprotractorin a verticalpositionat all times.The aircraftshould
be levelor compensatef or the angleout of level.Not overf our threadsshould be showingon any turn buckle.
A l l p u s h r o d s s h o u l dt h r e a di n t o t h e r o d e n d sf a r e n o u g ht o c o v e rt h e w i t n e s sh o l e .C h e c kw i t h s a f e t yw i r e .

TOLERANCE
Cabletensionl5lbs.
Ailerontravelt .06
Elevator&Rudderl%"

R I G G I N GT R I M
With stickslightlyforwardof neutraladjusttrim cablesto takeslackout of systemwith trim wheel2307-6in the
f u l t u p p o s i t i o n .W i t h t r i m w h e e l i n t h e f u l l u p p o s i t i o n ,f u l l o f f u e l , l i g h t p i l o t ( 1 3 0 l b . ) , n o p a s s e n g e or r
baggage,the aircraftshould climb slightlyat cruise.Adjust 2107-6to give this condition' Ruddertrim is also
accomplishedby adjusting2107-6,