Has anyone removed the aileron-rudder interconnect on their plane?
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Has anyone removed the aileron-rudder interconnect on their plane?
I have two Tri-Pacers in the shop now. One has the inter-connect and one has had it removed with proper documentation. It is a little easier to slip and land in a crosswind with the airplane without the inter-connect however the plane with the interconnect is nice on long cross countries if you want to fly with just your feet or hands. ;)
I thought about disconnecting mine, but after some research I found out that there is a serial number limit as to legally doing so. The early ones have never been approved to be disconnected. Not sure where the numbers fall into play, but I know mine was not elegible. I did however hook them up very loosely, you can barely see them move so they are really a no player but still legal. There is no set tension for them, just tight enough to keep the springs in place!
I have an early one with the interconnect removed via 337. I can steer with my feet with no problem as long as I make gentle course corrections. I don't think I'd care to have them connected up again.
Paul
N1431A
KSDM
I did the same as Tom, worked great and was no hassle.
I'm rebuilding a 54 Tri-pacer/pacer with 150 hp. I am to the point of deciding if I want to keep the aileron/rudder interconnect or remove it. It looks like I will be building new aileron cables so I need to decide right now. Any thoughts out there on whether the cables are really nessacary on the 150 hp pacers?
I would remove it - particularly if you are converting to a 22/20.
I left it in on the PA22/20-135 that I did in the early 80's just to see. After the first flight it came out. Scared the heck out of me trying to land.
The interconnect is long gone on my PA22/20 as well.
It's long in my PA 22
Paul
N1431A
2AZ1