New trim lever

[VictorV]

20 seconds to adjust trim sounds like a really long time. Could there be something wrong with the trim control motor/mechanism? I'd
rather get that working than the solution you built. Anything that can get in the way of the stick seems like an accident waiting to
happen.

[109JB]

Yank the electric servo and run a 1/4 turn locking push-pull cable to the tab. That is how my Sonerai is rigged and going from neutral to either stop is as fast as you can push or pull the cable. It works very smoothly and once you get used to it you just know where it needs to be for the most common flight configurations.

[airlina]

20 seconds to adjust trim sounds like a really long time. Could there be something wrong with the trim control motor/mechanism? I'd
rather get that working than the solution you built. Anything that can get in the way of the stick seems like an accident waiting to
happen.

Jim , I gotta agree with Victor here, too much going on on your what should be your primary flight control , your control stick. Some other solution with a secondary control not on the stick should be your answer. Glad you and the airplane survived this "learning experience" unscathed Bruce N199CL

[avidflyer]

Thanks for the replys everyone. As far as a trim cable, I have one on my Avid Flyer, and had the cable break off once. It would bend a bit each time it was used and eventually got brittle and cracked. A trim tab will flap up and down if not connected, and that was an exciting experience as well. Talk about a stick shaker. I really do like the trim adjust I made, but should have put stops on it right away.

[109JB]

If flexing broke the cable, one of 2 things happened. First it was a cheap cable. Second the sheath was attached too close to the bellcrank on the trim tab. In either case it was a design flaw, not a cable problem. On my Sonerai the cable wire is 0.085" diameter, not the 1/16" most cheaper cables come with. You can even get thicker than that. I got mine at McMaster Carr. Push-pull cables are used for primary controls on many ultralights, are used for the controls on the Velocity aircraft, and are used to retract landing gear on some Pipers. A properly designed and maintained push pull cable system will not break.