REFLECTOR: sparrow strainer(ss)
Dave Philipsen
velocity at davebiz.com
Wed Nov 12 23:59:02 CST 2008
Wow. That is an interesting statement. I have the sparrow strainer and
have never flown without it. From what you have said, I don't think I'd
want to remove it because my pitch trim is pretty sensitive in cruise as
it is now. I couldn't imagine it becoming more sensitive than it
already is.
That being said, when I first received my plane as bought from the
original builder, I found that I had very little 'down' trim. That is,
I couldn't trim the trailing edge of the elevator much higher than being
flush with the canard. I found that my trim spring had another hole in
it where the trim mechanism could be mounted. I moved it to the new
hole and everything worked great.
RBrim wrote:
> I've flow with and without the sparrow strainer. I find that adding the
> sparrow strainer makes the elevator less sensitive to pitch adjustments when
> you're in cruise, and the plane a little easier to fly within IFR limits.
>
> Rodney Brim,
>
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Dave Philipsen
Velocity STD-FG
N83DP
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