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Old July 17th 12, 05:58 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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Default left-right play in SGS 1-26 stick?

On Jul 16, 8:47*pm, son_of_flubber wrote:

...Can this be easily fixed? *Is it the sum of the looseness in the entire
chain of parts controlling the aileron or is it just a stretched control cable?


It is likely to be, as you suggest, the sum of many loose joints. It
is unlikely to be a stretched cable, though it might be a stretched or
bent pulley or bellcrank bracket.

My bet is that the single greatest contributor is the pitch pivot at
the base of the control stick. I think you will find that the holes
for the pivot bolt are elongated, and allow the stick to move a great
deal before engaging the torque tube that runs under the pilot seat.

Thanks, Bob K.