Hangar Flying => Hangar Flying => Topic started by: Bill on September 18, 2006, 06:44:46 PM
Title: dual controls
Post by: Bill on September 18, 2006, 06:44:46 PM
Has anyone installed dual controls in their Long EZ? How much work was involved? Thanks for the info. Bill
Title: dual controls
Post by: Drew on September 18, 2006, 06:59:36 PM
Throttle: If you have a push pull throttle, it should be no big deal to connect a rod to the front throttle that comes back to a rear throttle. I would pretty much make the rear throttle "frictionless". Take a look at plans like Decathelons and the like to see how they are set up.
Rudderwise: Either email Tom Staggs or find his website. He has done it.
With that being said, I think it is very hard to land a Longez from the back. Up and away---no big deal----but in that case, you really would not need the throttle nor the pedals. The throttle would be more important (up and away only).
Title: Dual Controls
Post by: Bruce Hughes on September 22, 2006, 11:23:53 PM
Hi Bill
I have dual controls except for the rudders/brakes. Your space is very limited to do the rudders/brakes.
My throttle, mixture, and carb heat are all dual. I plan to have some instruments for the copilot as well.
It WOULD be hard to land from the back seat. Eventually I will solve that problem as well.
I would also be hard to land a "standard" Longeze from the back seat if you had nothing but a stick.
If you work with a local builder the job is pretty simple; I designed and built mine with NO help.
Bruce Hughes
Title: dual controls
Post by: Charles Davis on October 03, 2006, 12:25:16 PM
There are two reasons I'd like a dual throttle in my EZ.
The first is to give give my wife and friends some basic flight instruction for educational/fun purposes. Since the EZ needs little/no rudder for shallow turns, the stick and throttle seem enough.
The second is to give the GIB a chance to safely land in case the pilot is incapacitated (bird strike, medical). It seems the GIB would stand a better chance with a throttle rather than waiting for the plane to run out of gas.
Landing from the back seat would be a challenge, especially for a novice. Why add the additional task of making that a dead-stick landing?
So, in the second case, the purpose of the throttle would be to help make an emergency landing by the GIB more survivable.
Title: dual controls
Post by: on October 06, 2006, 11:30:22 AM
Here's the dual throttle setup in the Berkut. Looks simple enough: