Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 16:47:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([65.115.173.155] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.3) with ESMTP id 1946185 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Jan 2003 16:24:22 -0500 Received: from rhombus.bright.net ([209.143.0.75]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 16:12:44 -0500 Received: from bright.net (paul-cas2-cs-26.dial.bright.net [216.201.47.83] (may be forged)) by rhombus.bright.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with ESMTP id h06LO1KD010518; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 16:24:05 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <3E19F3ED.ABF32A37@bright.net> X-Original-Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 16:23:57 -0500 From: J H Webb X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: David Jones , "(Lancair Mailing List)" Subject: Trim Control and circuit breaker marking Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Thought you might be interested I planed a miniature switch beside the throttle on the left side to allow quick cutoff of the trim power. A trim runaway can be an extremely serious problem which may overpower even the strongest pilot. A very educational thing is to in flight at cruise slowly apply full trim on all three axes one at a time to see if it is possible to fly with a full trim runaway. If this full travel is outside of the range needed to fly the airplane within the weight and balance envelope, it should be restricted (reduce the travel). This will avoid or reduce the possibility of the airplane becoming uncontrollable due to accidental controlled or uncontrolled runaway trim. Jack Webb L 360, L IV ATP, CFI A&I Multi & Sea Experimental Test Pilot AeroSpace Engineer Ohio