REFLECTOR:Gap Seals - Aileron Rigging
Ronnie Brown
reflector@tvbf.org
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 23:11:06 -0500
They are down about 1/8" per the manual.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Shea" <xl340hp@yahoo.com>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Gap Seals - Aileron Rigging
| Ronnie,
|
| Good to hear your rigging is working well. How do you
| have your ailerons set-up in the neutral position (in
| trail or trailing edges down/up by how much)?
|
| Thanks, Pat
|
|
| --- Ronnie Brown <romott@adelphia.net> wrote:
|
| > The other way is to attach the aileron cable at the
| > wing so that the approach angle is more than 90
| > degrees. Mine are attached at about 120 degrees,
| > which results in more up travel than down travel.
| > My Velocity handles fine at low speeds, with just
| > aileron control, similar to my Cessna 172. If I
| > need a sharper turn, I'll kick in more rudder, just
| > like in my 172. But normally, no rudder is needed,
| > all the way down to the runway. (But I also
| > installed VG's before my first flight, these also
| > improve low speed aileron control).
| >
| > Ronnie Brown
| > 173 Elite RG with 101 hours of Fantastic Flight!!!!
|
|
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