REFLECTOR: Pitch trim poll

[Brett Ferrell]

Don,

We've flown with both. We liked Alex's system, but we couldn't get
enough down trim with pilot and copilot. We also had the clutch drop out
on one flight, freezing the trim. It wasn't unsafe, but was annoying.
But, with that said, Alex is a good guy, and really wanted to work with
us to get it working properly for us, and I think we will at some point
go back to his system. We were just at the point in our test flight
program where we had bigger fish to fry than pitch trim, so we installed
the factory system to get going. I think his system was designed for the
lighter STD (there are a couple of folks flying it, Dave Nelson and at
least one other), and I think it just needs a bit more travel or
leverage to handle the XL at forward cgs.

Brett

Don Johnston wrote:
>
> I’m getting ready to install the elevator pitch trim and heard about
> the Alex Strong pitch trim.
>
> http://mysite.verizon.net/res80xp0/strongvelocitypitchtrim/
>
> Just wondering what the general consensus is regarding this versus the
> factory trim mechanism.
>
> Is there anyone that’s flown with both and can offer a comparison?
>
> As for the people flying behind the factory version, are you happy
> with it?
>
> It does seem to open up some room on top of the canard.
>
> -Don Johnston
>
>
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