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    Decathlon control stick slop/slack

    I have a 1977 8KCAB, and I assume that Citabrias and such have an identical control stick and torque tube setup. My issue is that there is a tiny bit of movement in the stick beore it moves the controls, ie it will 'jiggle' at the top of the control coulumn. I assume that this is caused by the...
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    Decathlon tailwheel leaf springs

    I am unable to get my 8KCAB tailwheel pivot pin set up vertically, I think because the leaf springs have sagged a little with age. I can get the springs reset locally, cheaper than buying new ones. The parts are listed as 3-1543-3 down to -1, -1 being the lowest and longest spring, but I can't...
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    8kcab Camera Window/door

    I have an 8KCAB, which has a curved/convex perspex section on the left window. If I open this to take photos, it won't sit up against the wing like a Cessna; it has only a small contact patch perspex to lower wing. Even at about 75knots/85mph, the window vibrates quite a bit against the lower...
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