Question: I am using a Y-harness in my VMAR Twin Otter to enable control of the rudder and the nose gear steering using the rudder channel on my receiver. Will this automatically result in the steering direction on the ground using the nose gear being in sync (the same direction) as the rudder steering in the air?
Answer: It depends on your servo type and installation but in any event it's easy to sync the nose gear and rudder steering so that they are both moving in the correct direction even though you are controlling the two servos via a Y-harness from the rudder channel of your receiver.
1) First of all try it out. If the nose gear is moving in sync with the rudder you are good to go.
2) If they are not in sync please see your Assembly and Operations Manual. Look at pictures 12C and 12F and the picture in the Stage 12 introduction. Picture 12F shows the rudder control rod attached to the servo steering arm that is pointing up. To reverse the direction of the movement of the rudder move the rudder control rod to the opposite side of the rudder servo.
3) OR you can do the following: See pictures 20B, 20C, 21.1 and 21.2. These show the steering control arm connected via an EZ Connector attached to the left side of the steering servo arm. To reverse the direction of movement of the steering nose gear move the steering control rod and EZ Connector to the opposite side of the steering servo.
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