914 Detent

[Esser]

Rotax 914 operators, what have you been using as the 100% throttle detent? The installation manual shows a throttle quadrant but for push-pull throttles I’m curious what everyone else has done? For now I just marked in black where 100% is. It does move +- 1% depending where the friction is set...

[aviator79]

I feel like I read something about using a piece of tubing to make a detent, but I never saw details. I suspect lot of people do without it. Do the firewall forward instructions not say anything about it?

[Esser]

No, they don't I suspect you are right and I will probably end up using MAP more than anything

[jiott]

When I was training at S&R in their 914 powered Kitfox I noticed they used a piece of split plastic tubing about the same length as Josh's black mark.

[aviator79]

When I was training at S&R in their 914 powered Kitfox I noticed they used a piece of split plastic tubing about the same length as Josh's black mark.

How did that work exactly? It seems like just a piece of split tubing would just fly off when you pushed the throttle past it? Maybe the next victim at S&R in Idaho can get a picture.

[jiott]

Yes, the S&R plastic bushing would probably fly off of you jammed the throttle hard forward. Maybe this is good? It works great in normal, non-panicky flying, plus it can be fairly easily removed if you are going into an area where you know you want absolute maximum boost.