X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:13:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.2) with ESMTP id 6132076 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:55:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.3; envelope-from=n5zq@verizon.net Received: from RonniPC ([unknown] [200.72.127.78]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MJZ0057JMNKJ9C4@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:55:02 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: <232B350B34F74CD9A083C58A8AD0700A@RonniPC> From: "Bill Harrelson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-reply-to: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Aileron balancing X-Original-Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:54:56 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0027_01CE25B5.8F667D50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CE25B5.8F667D50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joe, I certainly may be wrong, but from the picture, I believe that = you=E2=80=99ve got the weights mounted backwards. I think that if you = rotated =E2=80=98em 180 degrees around the longitudinal axis so that the = indented part mounted on the aileron and the thick part stuck out you = might be able to get more travel as well as having the thick (heavier) = part of the lead further from the hinge line making the counter weight = more effective. =20 I don=E2=80=99t have my manuals or build log with me so be sure to get a = second opinion before making any changes.=20 I=E2=80=99ve been here so long that I think I could apply for Chilean = citizenship. I know where the city hall is and I might check with = =E2=80=98em tomorrow about that. Tonight I ate at the same local = restaurant for the third night in a row. Now that I=E2=80=99m a = =E2=80=9Cregular=E2=80=9D the waiter shakes my hand and I exchange = pleasantries with him in bad Spanish. Took a boat trip today and saw an = Orca as well as penguins and a herd of sea lions. I=E2=80=99d rather be = underway but today was a pretty good =E2=80=9Cwaiting=E2=80=9D day. = Still hoping to be southbound on Saturday. Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 2,150 hrs N6ZQ IV 220 hrs=20 unofficial citizen of Punta Arenas, Chile ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CE25B5.8F667D50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Joe,
 
I certainly may be wrong, but from the picture, I believe that = you=E2=80=99ve got=20 the weights mounted backwards.  I think that if you rotated = =E2=80=98em 180 degrees=20 around the longitudinal axis so that the indented part mounted on the = aileron=20 and the thick part stuck out you might be able to get more travel as = well as=20 having the thick (heavier) part of the lead further from the hinge line = making=20 the counter weight more effective. 
 
I don=E2=80=99t have my manuals or build log with me so be sure to = get a second=20 opinion before making any changes.
 
I=E2=80=99ve been here so long that I think I could apply for = Chilean citizenship.=20 I know where the city hall is and I might check with =E2=80=98em = tomorrow about that.=20 Tonight I ate at the same local restaurant for the third night in a row. = Now=20 that I=E2=80=99m a =E2=80=9Cregular=E2=80=9D the waiter shakes my hand = and I exchange pleasantries with=20 him in bad Spanish. Took a boat trip today and saw an Orca as well as = penguins=20 and a herd of sea lions. I=E2=80=99d rather be underway but today was a = pretty good=20 =E2=80=9Cwaiting=E2=80=9D day. Still hoping to be southbound on = Saturday.
 
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 2,150 hrs
N6ZQ  IV  220 hrs
unofficial citizen of Punta Arenas, Chile
 
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