REFLECTOR: roll trim

[Douglas Holub]

I removed the large area washer shim from the top outboard wing bolt, but I've still got a slight drift to the right when flying hands-free. It's not much; my hand just needs to rest against the stick to get it to fly straight. As luck would have it, removing the shim actually helped my cowl to fit better on that side. 

So now I guess the next step would be to add a shim on the right outboard top wing bolt hole. But the cowl fits perfectly now, and I'd like to keep it that way. 

I've got an EZ-Pilot for aileron trim. If I shim the wings to fly straight and level flying solo, will I still need to trim with a passenger on the right side? 

I'm pretty pleased with N2980W's performance so far: 165 kts true at 6000 feet turning 2550 RPMs with ECI's parallel valve IOX-360, a fixed pitch 2-blade prop, and no wheel pants.

Doug
Standard FG w/ electric nose lift
9.6 hours down, 30.4 to go (but who's counting?)
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