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I had one of the elevator trim relays fail which
allowed the trim to move in one direction when called for but would not move in
the other direction. You can guess the eventual situation I found myself
in after checking numerous times to see if the trim was working properly.
I finally got to full elevator trim one way with no hopes of getting it back to
neutral. It happened fairly close to the airport and I landed with a tired
arm. Even though it takes a considerable force the flight is quite
manageable with 2 hands. Once you are on final, go back to one hand and
your brain just has your hand do what it takes to land properly.
Now that I have experienced it, I believe I would
recognize what was happening and leave the minor out of trim situation alone and
just live with it until I got on the ground.
Without recognizing what is happening this
situation can be just as bad as runaway trim.
Dan Reagan
IVP Cincinnati
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