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kevin47881

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For those in the know...what are the three sliding levers the on the pilot door panel? Two are together by the prop control lever and the other is about thigh high. I assume the pair is throttle/mixture and the lower one is door operation but want to be sure as a friend of mine is building a 1/4 scale RC.

I've attached a photo if needed for reference.

Thanks!
 

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The one on the top is throttle. The one hip high is elevator trim. The one below the throttle is carb heat on the carbureted models, but on the fuel injected models I'm not sure. It's not mixture or prop. And the door is on the other side.
 
kevin47881 said:
For those in the know...what are the three sliding levers the on the pilot door panel? Two are together by the prop control lever and the other is about thigh high. I assume the pair is throttle/mixture and the lower one is door operation but want to be sure as a friend of mine is building a 1/4 scale RC.

I've attached a photo if needed for reference.

Thanks!
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In you photo, the Top Lever is Throttle, The middle Lever is Carb heat and the bottom (thigh level) is Trim. The Blue knob on the top right is the prop control.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL
 
From top to bottom: Throttle, alternate air, trim.
 

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brcase said:
In you photo, the Top Lever is Throttle, The middle Lever is Carb heat and the bottom (thigh level) is Trim. The Blue knob on the top right is the prop control.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL
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Yes, the photo you posted is not a current production Super Decathlon, but a carbureted Decathlon.
 
docmirror said:
I don't think there is such a thing. I believe they were all FI engines. 8KCAB, either 150 or 180HP IO-320 or IO-360.
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From the Decathlon TCDS at http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/d34454c088a899df862574b100520da7/$FILE/A21CE.pdf

Decathlon TCDS #A21CE said:
II - Model 8GCBC, 2 PCLM-SM (Normal Category), Approved April 30, 1974 2 PCLM, (Restricted Category), Approved May 14, 1975

Engine Lycoming O-360-C2A, C2E, C1A, C1E, or C1G
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Ken Ibold said:
The one on the top is throttle. The one hip high is elevator trim.
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Citabria trim is in the same location. Back when I was doing some lesssons in the Citabria, my instructor had me fly it once from the back seat. He told me to stick my left toes up between the sidewall and the seat, and use my toes to push/pull on the trim knob to adjust elevator trim. And it worked fine...weird.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
From the Decathlon TCDS at http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/d34454c088a899df862574b100520da7/$FILE/A21CE.pdf
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Sorry, that's a Scout model. The Decathlon is the acro plane, found just above your highlighted area. Although very similar, they are different models, as defined in the TCDS.
 
Bill Jennings said:
Citabria trim is in the same location. Back when I was doing some lesssons in the Citabria, my instructor had me fly it once from the back seat. He told me to stick my left toes up between the sidewall and the seat, and use my toes to push/pull on the trim knob to adjust elevator trim. And it worked fine...weird.
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You mean like this? :smilewinkgrin:
 

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