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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Danny Koolman,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I really wanted to make Aruba but the hurricanes
kept me away from my travel agent...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is what I did on my elevator. I cut a
pieceof one inch wide by about xx(can't remember exactly) long balsa (I
used 3/32 balsa). Do the following steps to get the length:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Get a long balsa stick and push it down the inside
of the fuselage, from the front section, like where the canopy or belly pan
accesses. Push the stick back until it contacts the mid- fuselage
bulkhead, then mark it where it comes up to the last bulkhead in the cutout
area. Pull out the stick, then measure how far back the bulkhead is *from
the outside of the fuselage".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, measure the fuselage diameter at this point,
subtract about 3/8 inch and you have the length of the one inch wide by xx inch
long piece of balsa sheeting.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Next, punch a hole in it about 1/4 inch. Now
assuming you mounted your elevator servo close to the centerline of the fuselage
(yes the pushrod will move to each side about an eighth inch due to the servo
arm rotational) but that is ok. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Put a couple of "dabs" of 5 minute epoxy on each
end of the 1 inch wide by xx inch long piece, then slip it over the pushrod,
hold the fuselage nose-vertical, and let the piece slowly slide down the pushrod
til it makes contact with the mid-fuselage bulkhead.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, put the clevis back on the pushrod and connect
back up to the servo. Use that long stick again to straighten out the 1
inch wide piece, making sure it contacts the bulkhead on both sides, and let the
epoxy cure.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I found on my FOCUS 1 was that the pushrod
would oscillate, causing substantial trim change at high and low throttle
settings. With the pushrod brace in place, the issue went away
completely.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not wanting to take any risks, I used the same
pushrod re-inforcement on my Focus 1.5 and the Focus II.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>