Gerald "Jerry" Duncan

Ketchum, ID

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
ZODIAC XL
Project Status
Less than half
Building From
Kit
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Commercial / CFI
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
Retired airline employee...

Comment Wall:

  • Andy Elliott

    Jerry: If you send me your off-group e-mail address, I will forward you some of the spades/counterweights information.

    With respect to your idea of using pushrods, this will NOT help the flutter issue. Cables by their very nature add some stiffness and damping to the control system. Pushrods only shift the loads to your hands without adding any appreciable stiffness, only some inertia. Planes with pushrods need to have balanced ailerons unless some other stiffening mechanism is used besides your arm!

    Jun 8, 2009

  • A David NIxon

    Since I am not sure how this works (attachments and such) I am sending you an e-mail with all pertinent info included (I hope).
    Dave Nixon

    Jun 8, 2009