Dennis: With the plane on the gear and the tail surfaces installed, the next project was to make the control stick and related linkages. While most of the work is cutting out steel pieces on the band saw and drilling holes, this is one project where welding is needed. Thank goodness for EAA Chapter members who built steel tube planes and learned to weld. I think the rudder pedals are from a CUB.
The throttle quadrant came from a surplus store in Detroit. It works but your knee hits it. It's mounted on a piece of 3/4" plywood to get all the cables to hook up without hitting the structure. Eventually a more complex mount allowed it to be tipped at an angle to the side giving better leg room.
Al McArthur looking at some parts being made. The oil heater is behind him. Man could you get it hot in there.
A brake we made for bending the heavy (.090") steel fittings. I'd forgotten those gloves, from the surplus store also.
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