X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:12:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.16] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5571443 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 May 2012 17:13:36 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.16; envelope-from=ijheizer@comcast.net Received: from omta02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.19]) by qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id GlA51j0010QkzPwA1lBlC3; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:11:45 +0000 Received: from sz0109.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.169]) by omta02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id GlBk1j00n3eudEs8NlBkiE; Thu, 31 May 2012 21:11:44 +0000 X-Original-Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 21:11:44 +0000 (UTC) From: Isaac Heizer X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Message-ID: <1456570784.963458.1338498704602.JavaMail.root@sz0109a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Subject: Re: 4P Rudder Gust Lock MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_963457_425492783.1338498704588" X-Originating-IP: [50.47.42.170] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.13_GA_2944 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Win)/6.0.13_GA_2944) ------=_Part_963457_425492783.1338498704588 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Anyone have a simple solution for a gust lock on a Lancair 4P? I use three tennis balls and some bungee cord for my ES-P. Drill two holes in each tennis ball and thread the three balls onto the cord. Put one ball on each end of the cord, and one in the middle of the cord. Tie a knot in each end of the cord to keep the balls from coming off. Cut a slit in the middle tennis ball to fit over the trailing edge of the rudder, the length of the cord is such that each end tennis ball wedges in between the elevator horns and the horizontal, while stretching the cord enough to keep the rudder in position. Is cheap, light, and works very well. Wish I could take credit for it. -isaac N7842K ------=_Part_963457_425492783.1338498704588 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Anyone have a simple solution for a gust lock on a Lancair 4P?

I use three tennis balls and some bungee cord for my ES-P. Drill two holes in each tennis ball and thread the three balls onto the cord. Put one ball on each end of the cord, and one in the middle of the cord. Tie a knot in each end of the cord to keep the balls from coming off.

Cut a slit in the middle tennis ball to fit over the trailing edge of the rudder, the length of the cord is such that each end tennis ball wedges in between the elevator horns and the horizontal, while stretching the cord enough to keep the rudder in position.

Is cheap, light, and works very well. Wish I could take credit for it.

-isaac
N7842K

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