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05 Apr 2024 20:16 #13
by Super User
When Alon was formed, they obviously brought they Beech-style "rams-horn" yoke with them. I think it looks fine in my ALon. Not sure I'd like it in an earlier model.
But, you're spot on - there has to be some paperwork to modify the controls of the aircraft. I'm 99% sure that's a major modification.
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05 Apr 2024 20:13 #14
by Larry Snyder
I’m no A&P, but I’ve seen many Ercoupes with ram’s horn yokes. I think they require different shafts than the original pretzel yokes (please, not kidney). If someone makes the new shafts, they must be l legal one way of the other. I like the pretzel yokes. I’ve seen planes where they’re installed upside down. That would not be comfortable. Somehow ram’s horns just look wrong in an Ercoupe…
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05 Apr 2024 17:37 #15
by Nate D'Anna
Hi. Have been flying for 53 years in most makes & models but 0 hours in Ercoupes.
In my quest to buy an Ercoupe, my IA has expressed concern that many of the Coupes I've considered do not have the standard kidney shaped control yokes but rather many varieties of different yokes.
His concern is that many of the sellers cannot produce the legal documentation/logbook entries (STC, Field Approval, 337 etc.) to confirm that the non-kidney shaped yokes as installed are legal. As a result, my question is, what are the legal requirements concerning nonstandard yokes especially since the approved kidney shaped yokes are available from Univair? Thanks for your responses to this newbie and it's great to be on board!
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