X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:53:42 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.91] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 961553 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:43:56 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.91; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:43:11 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 67.42.180.97 by BAY115-DAV19.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:43:10 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.42.180.97] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: Lancair 235 X-Original-Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:43:09 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0176_01C625D5.661DAB40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:43:09 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Jan 2006 03:43:11.0349 (UTC) FILETIME=[752B7250:01C62618] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0176_01C625D5.661DAB40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Second, the airplane can not be trimmed to level flight at high speed. = With the trim full down, the stick must still be held forward to keep = the nose on the horizon. We discussed installing a stronger spring on = the trim system, but I told him we should ask the experts about this = first. What's the best way to fix this? Bob, Does the airplane have the original trim lever? Or has it been upgraded = to the Dick Reichel trim wheel? The original trim lever did not have enough trim distance to trim for = both cruise and slow flight; it was good for one or the other but not = both. The Reichel trim wheel provides more trim authority in both = directions and also has longer stiffer springs. Gary Edwards LNC2 N21SN=20 235/320=20 Medford, Oregon ------=_NextPart_000_0176_01C625D5.661DAB40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Second, the = airplane=20 can not be trimmed to level flight at high speed. With the trim full = down, the=20 stick must still be held forward to keep the nose on the horizon. We = discussed=20 installing a stronger spring on the trim system, but I told him we = should ask=20 the experts about this first. What's the best way to fix=20 this?
 
Bob,
 
Does the = airplane have the=20 original trim lever?  Or has it been upgraded to = the Dick=20 Reichel trim wheel?
 
The original = trim lever did=20 not have enough trim distance to trim for both cruise and slow flight; = it was=20 good for one or the other but not both.  The Reichel trim wheel = provides=20 more trim authority in both directions and also has longer stiffer=20 springs.
 
Gary=20 Edwards
LNC2=20 N21SN 
235/320=20
Medford,=20 Oregon
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