Jasperfield
Registered User
NC
My airplane is Experimental. Piper placed the mixture control on the left side of the panel for (I believe) one reason; The cable doesn't have to bend near 90° at the firewall where it turns down toward the carburetor. Also, I recognize that if a fellow gets in a bind on the ground he can keep his right hand on the stick while pulling the mixture off in order to kill the engine before a prop strike.
Nevertheless, a right-handed person (like me) is much more coordinated and tactile using the right hand to operate this control. This is why I want the control on the right-hand side of the panel. I can use it on either side, but I prefer the right side.
If mounted on the right side of the panel, is the bend of the cable at the firewall too much of a problem to work with? I'm routing my cable towards the upper left corner of the firewall per Piper's firewall penetrations drawing.
Tell me what you think. Thank you,
Jasperfield
Nevertheless, a right-handed person (like me) is much more coordinated and tactile using the right hand to operate this control. This is why I want the control on the right-hand side of the panel. I can use it on either side, but I prefer the right side.
If mounted on the right side of the panel, is the bend of the cable at the firewall too much of a problem to work with? I'm routing my cable towards the upper left corner of the firewall per Piper's firewall penetrations drawing.
Tell me what you think. Thank you,
Jasperfield