Does anyone have a solution for our C-49 Control pedestal configuration whereby the mixture controls and the carb heat controls are not only reversed, but the position for the mixture controls are backwards as compared to the normal situation of having dile cuttoff closest to the tail of the plane followed by auto lean, auto rich and emergency, ours has the idle cutoff at the far forward position (towards the nose) and pulling toward the rear, auto lean, then auto rich and finally emergency at the far aft position. This set up is similar to British method of reversing the mixture controls. We have off course in the C-49 the Wright 1820's instead of the normal C-47 Pratt Whittney 1830's. Our feelings are that sooner later in an emergency, someone is going to screw up and make a mistake which would absolutely ruin our day. So instead of "Balls to Wall", we are met with total silence. We were thinking maybe of trying to find a standard C-47 pedestal and then reworking the linkages at the carb. end. If that is plausible, then how would we get it ceritified, 337 on a field approval????? Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. James Dagg Operating "Boop B Doop"
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