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Elevator Travel
26° ± 2° Trailing edge down
23° ± 2° Trailing edge up
Ailerons must both be slightly below the trailing edge of the
wing 1/8” to 1/4” when neutral.At full deflection aileron T.E. must
travel 2.5” ± 0.3” at inboard end (measure relative to wing T.E.).
Control System
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Check that canopy seals are in place and that canopy locking
handle is adjusted so it must be forced hard forward to lock.
This is extremely important to eliminate any possibility of it
being bumped open in flight.
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Elevator and aileron push rods for proper installation (spacers,
washers, bolts, locknuts, clevis pins, and safety clips, installed
properly).
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Elevator and ailerons push rods for freedom of movement
throughout control travel.
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Pitch, roll and yaw trim mechanisms for proper function, and
freedom of movement.
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Elevator and aileron hinge attachment screws for security and
nut installation.
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Elevator and aileron for freedom of movement throughout
range without binding or chafing.
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Rudder pedals for freedom of movement, cable attachment
and positive return to neutral.
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Rudder pulleys for free rotation and cable guard installation
(the four cotter pins on the pulley brackets).
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Cable clearance throughout control travel.
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Brake actuating freedom.
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All rodends - reject any with evidence of bent tangs.
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Elevators for proper mass balance - nose down.Weight evenly
distributed between inboard and outboard locations.
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Ailerons for proper mass balance - level to 10° nose down
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Check for 1/16” minimum clearances around all mass bal-
established by the factory.
If you add accessories to your airframe in the future, the prop-
er procedure is to weigh the accessory, determine its ARM in the
aircraft (distance aft from the datum line, which is the nose), and
enter the accessory’s moment into the total moment of the air-
craft. Add the weight of the accessory to the weight of the air-
craft, then divide the new total moment by the new total weight.
Pre-first Flight Systems Checkout
Before initial taxi testing is begun, each new aircraft should
have a very complete inspection and functional test of its flight
systems. Factory built aircraft are given a similar series of tests
before the pilot ever sees his new mount; however, the Velocity
owner must perform these production test himself.The following
procedure should be used for initial system checkout and for each
annual inspection.
General
• Check all fasteners for proper security and safetying
• Check canard attachment bolts for security and proper installa-
tion
• Check wing attachment through bolts, and nuts for installation
and security
• Check wing incidence, canard incidence, rudder, ailerons and ele-
vator deflections
Canard incidence ±0.3°
= (Use canard incidence template B&C)
Wing incidence Zero ± 0.5° = Wings must be within 0.3° incidence of
each other.
(Use wing incidence templates)
Rudder Travel 1.5” to 1.75”
= Measured at the top of the rudder
at trailing edge. Measure this with pilot holding full rudder pedal
while someone applies a 5 lb. force inboard on the rudder trailing
edge, to take any slack out of the system.
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