REFLECTOR:AILERON CONTROL FORCE

[Donald Royer]

Tom
You are at Front Range right? While I haven't tested the aileron control
forces on many Velocities, I could come out and tell you how yours compares
with mine. At this point, I would probably drive out because I don't want
to fly into Front Range now because I don't have my transponder certified
yet.

Don Royer


> [Original Message]
> From: Tom Martino <tmartino@troubleshooter.com>
> To: <reflector@www.tvbf.org>
> Date: 3/9/04 12:36:06 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR:AILERON CONTROL FORCE
>
> Am I the only one experiencing this?  When I installed my wings and
airlerons, along with the associated control cables ... I could not believe
the force it took to move them!
>  
> I double-checked all the rigging and counter balance and am convinced
everything was done correctly.  I even went so far as having new high-tech
cables built.  The results were the same.
>  
> So my question to fellow builders/flyers ... is it just a Velocity
characteristic?  Are the ailerons "stiff".  Is it unrealistic to expect
them to move like a regular plane?
>
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