In a message dated 5/23/2008 3:36:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Some time back there was a posting about having a throttle with a vernier control an a coupe. Can anyone tell me where I may purchase such a throttle with a vernier control? Al Flora N94748 (HYR) It's a funny thing. The man writes in and asks where he can get a vernier throttle control for his airplane, and there are 8 responses, and not one response even begins to answer the question that he asked! Sometimes this mailing list reminds me of my favorite poem: Roses are red, Violets are blue, I like peanut butter, Can you swim? Al: You can buy a vernier throttle from Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. They carry ACS Products Company throttle and mixture cables. The address for ACS Products Company is: ACS Products Co, Inc. 1585 Copper Drive Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 Phone: 928-855-8613 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) The vernier throttle cable in my Alon is ACS P/N A970-10-0480. The Aircraft Spruce part number was 05-08348 at the time that I ordered it. I had to send the cable back to ACS products to have it shortened and to have a threaded barrel put on it. ACS can modify their cables any way you want for a reasonable price. The matching vernier mixture control was Aircraft Spruce part number 05-08160, which is an A-070 series cable. Your mechanic will have to figure out what paperwork is required to keep the installation legal. Mine was installed back in the 1980's with a logbook entry by my A&P/IA at the time. Let me know if you want any more info. I know that you didn’t ask, but everyone else offered their opinion on the pros and cons of vernier throttles, so I might as well add mine. I like it. I keep my hand wrapped around the whole throttle knob. When I want to make large adjustments I basically spueeze the knob in my hand and the palm of my hand pushes in the button and I use my whole hand to push the knob forward. Once you get used to it you don’t even think about it. I never screw the throttle in or out more than one or two twists, except in the landing pattern, where a certain numer of twists puts the RPM exactly where I want it turning downwind to base, and base to final. For any large adjustments I just depress the button and push the knob in or pull it out. Same hand position either way. When making minor throttle changes, the vernier works great. At cruise, I know exactly how much of a twist results in exactly 25 RPM, so you can throttle up or throttle back slightly without even looking at the tachometer. This is just a matter of personal preference and what you get used to. Either way works fine and either way is perfectly safe. Just my opinion. Best Regards, Wayne DelRossi Alon Aircoupe N5618F "Nobody has ever scientifically proven that life is supposed to be serious." **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)
