Jack,

Go with slower controls (longer arms on the horns) at first. You can always go shorter. I look forward to see the final product. It's a nice looking plane.

Jack, what are you using for terminations on the pushrods? if your using ball links, then a bolt through both, with a lock nut works,, one ball link on either side of the horn arm.

Hey Mark, Hows things on the dry side of the hill? So the plans show 22 flaps and 30 elevator. With the horns I have, it's like 1to1 going with the flap pushrod on top and elev. next hole down. Just thought that maybe with a little more throw might give something closer. Thanks Mark and John

Jack,

Depends on the geometry. Most planes you want to start with 1 to 1 (I defer to John and Gordan on the Pathfinder). I use slider horns on the elevator so that I can finely adjust this. For instance, the current PA plane I've been trimming is, right now, set to about 1.18 to 1 (flap to elevator). Maybe a bit closer but a touch more flap than elevator (hey, it's a pig and the extra flap seems to help). But that was done with elevator throw adjustment. I don't worry much about the degree of control surface movement at maximum deflection. It's more about ratios between handle spacing, bellcrank movement and control horn relationships and speed of controls (amount of movement at the handle it takes to go from lock to lock). I probably use half (or less) of the available control surface deflection in maneuvers.

Jack,
some time, pick up the handle on someone, or several someones, airplanes,, ( uh, ask first,, just sayin,,,) wiggle the handle and see how little movement the controls actually utilize,, its an eye opener,, I used to be of the " to much control throw is just right cause it will help me get out of trouble" school of thought, but I done got educated, now I have enough to do the squares and not much more

Thanks for jumping in Gordon, you showed me the mounts for LG doors at vsc this year. I did it and they turned out good. Think I got the controls figured out.  I needed more elev. throw, moved the elev pushrod up on the flap horn and bam, they look good. I'd post pictures, but our computer took a dump, so I'm using the kids laptop. It kinda sucks. Thanks all    Jack

Jack,
Put the push rod from the bellcrank to the top hole at the flaps. Drop down too the next hole and run that push rod to the elevator,but make sure the elevator hole is move up. If the hole at the flap horn hole going to the elevator is at 1inch then the elevator horn will be at 3/4inch. If you put the push rod from the elevator to the top hole in the flap horn makes the controls more sensitive. NOT A GOOD IDEA. Hope this makes things more clear,and too much elevator movement.

Gordy