Thanks for taking the time creating this video to show the sequence of the installation and a few things to watch out for. for the Dynon's autopilot servos, do they not come with step by step instruction? if not, definitely need to rewatch your video when one is installing these components
I cut 1 1/2 inches off the top of the flap tube. I found at least with a 915 throttle installation that at full flaps the tube was protruding up too far and prevented me from holding the throttle during landing. It gets right in the way. If you place your arm to the left in between the flap lever and your leg, you have very little control stick movement to the right. Conversely, if you reach around to the right of the flap lever, you’re leaning forward and it’s very awkward. 1 1/2 inches off the pipe is about enough where you can rest your forearm on top of it, and stay in line with the throttle at 40° flaps. That being said, my throttle is off-center to the left slightly and put it right in line with the flap lever as I have the Airmaster electronic prop controller to the right. Might not be an issue with the Titan.
Always enjoy watching you work. Lord knows my fabrication vocabulary is expanding!
Looks like an advanced Erector set!
yep! pretty much is!
I’m pretty sure, filming, editing and producing video to share adds 20~25% time, effort and hassle to your build. Thank you for doing it.
Thank you for watching! It’s definitely extra work, but I hope this helps future builders. I know watching other S-21 build videos sure helped me.
Your videos are the best! Clean, clear, well planned and very easy to undersrand.
Glad to see you’re wearing your steel toe flip flops 😉
Thanks for taking the time creating this video to show the sequence of the installation and a few things to watch out for. for the Dynon's autopilot servos, do they not come with step by step instruction? if not, definitely need to rewatch your video when one is installing these components
If you go Dynon you’re on your own. Rans has no parts specifically for or documentation for Dynon servos.
You could put a washer on each side of the aluminum to spread the increased load due to the standoff's leverage.
I cut 1 1/2 inches off the top of the flap tube. I found at least with a 915 throttle installation that at full flaps the tube was protruding up too far and prevented me from holding the throttle during landing. It gets right in the way. If you place your arm to the left in between the flap lever and your leg, you have very little control stick movement to the right. Conversely, if you reach around to the right of the flap lever, you’re leaning forward and it’s very awkward. 1 1/2 inches off the pipe is about enough where you can rest your forearm on top of it, and stay in line with the throttle at 40° flaps. That being said, my throttle is off-center to the left slightly and put it right in line with the flap lever as I have the Airmaster electronic prop controller to the right. Might not be an issue with the Titan.
Thanks for that feedback! I’ll test the ergonomics when I get the engine controls installed and see how it flows.
DJ, why did you go with the long output arm pitch servo instead of the standard length?
More options with the long arm. If I find it to be better with a shorter stroke length I can just drill new hole(s) closer to the pivot.
We’re building a Rans S-1 now? ;-) jk
Oops!!!! 😆 I need to fix that.
@3:54 51% rule? 🤣
i know, right?!