Adding a second throttle control for center stick aircraft.

[cluttonfred]

I have seen an arrangement on some European microlights with center stick in which a single throttle cable is controlled by a torque tube behind the panel controlled by levers at either end of the panel. Here is a Best Off Sky Ranger with that arrangement including the factory-stock knobs that look like golf balls because...they are golf balls! See also this earlier thread that includes both a schematic sketch and an actual construction drawing: http://eaaforums.org/showthread.php?...oard-throttles

[flyrgreen]

As 1600vw says, "nothing in aviation is simple". And as others here are saying, it CAN be done. My little comment: when I bought a used 2004 E/AB factory-built plane, the seller showed me a 2nd throttle cable in the parts box, saying "We took it off because it wasn't working well and we had to give up after trying a few things". This is a standard coil-sheathed flexible cable attached directly to the carb. A Bing carb that is on thousands of engines worldwide.
I don't know what kind of mechanics they were, etc., but my point is it's not just a straight no-brainer.

[thisadviceisworthles]

Based on many of the answers here, and some other information gained, I decided against this plane because adding the second set of controls was just too much. Thank you for all of your help.