REFLECTOR: Pitch Trim Mystery
Ron Brown
romott at adelphia.net
Tue Feb 21 10:38:46 CST 2006
Al,
Here's another way to look at the spring problem, The spring is trimmed 1-2 inches down for take off. This basically gives you zero stick force for rotation. If you remove the spring (extreme situation to illustrate the point), then you will have to pull back as hard on the stick as you would if the trim had run away to the down position.
So, with your weakened/cut back spring, you're going to have to pull harder than with the normal spring for take off.
Get 'er flying and let us know how it does.
Ronnie
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Gietzen
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 6:27 PM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Pitch Trim Mystery
If you perceive there is a pitch trim problem - and are not yet flying -
please build your aircraft per the plans - do not make any
"improvements" - to not trim the spring - just follow the recommended
instructions - and then enjoy flying your Velocity. If there are
problems with the pitch trim system (and I don't think there will be any
problems) bring it up at that time. Until then, please don't fret or go
re-inventing the wheel.
My thoughts.
SB
Scott;
I'm sure you are right about this, but I'd like your thoughts on one particular issue. I found that without narrowing the stock trim spring, it was not reasonably possible to pull the stick back far enough to effect a safe landing (my criteria was 2 or more inches trailing edge down); in the event that the trim adjustment was stuck at full 'down' trim (trailing edge up). As evidenced last week, this is a condition that can happen.
Perhaps I just didn't apply the 'adrenaline' factor that would occur in an actual situationJ. Or perhaps the current stock springs aren't as stiff as the one I got nearly 10 years ago.
Thanks,
Al
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