X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:46:39 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3054425 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:32:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from DennisDell (65-172-209-45.dsl.volcano.net [65.172.209.45]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9072D1BF7A5 for ; Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:31:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Stiff Ailerons in Legacy X-Original-Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 15:31:20 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008B_01C8F57D.FAB28620" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5512 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C8F57D.FAB28620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just got back from a trip to Alaska, during their wettest summer since = 1971. Rain, rain, and more rain. But we still had lots of fun on the = trip. Flying from Homer to Whitehorse, I climbed to flight level 190, = the highest and coldest I've ever taken the Legacy. =20 At 19,000' and very cold temperature, like 10=B0F below zero, the = ailerons were quite stiff to move. I could move the stick side to side = with one hand, but I had to really push and it felt better to use two = hands. At first I wondered if all the water on the wing while sitting = on the ground at Homer had frozen and caused interference. But there = was absolutely no hint of grinding or scraping that I could feel through = the stick. I had full aileron deflection at least as far as I was = willing to push the stick side to side. My wife was already starting to = wonder what the hell I was doing with the stick so I figured that wasn't = the time to do an aileron roll. The stick was not hard to move and then = break free and easy to move, it was as smooth as ever, just hard to move = like I was flying through syrup. It was not easier to push in some = places and harder to push in others. It was just like normal, but stiff = throughout the movement range. =20 After descending to lower altitude going into Whitehorse, the ailerons = returned to their normal feel. I looked after landing and couldn't see = any reason for it but will take things apart tomorrow when I go to the = hangar.=20 =20 Anyone else experienced stiff ailerons in a Legacy at high altitude = and/or cold weather? By the way, the temperature got as low as 17=B0F below zero on that leg = and I had no cooling problems either for the oil or the cylinders. It = took 18 minutes to get to 19,000' using cruise climb speeds, which = seemed pretty good considering I was around 2,350 pounds gross weight. = Once there, I had a TAS of about 210 knots and fuel flow was 10.5 gph. =20 Dennis Legacy ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C8F57D.FAB28620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just got back from a trip to Alaska, during their wettest summer = since=20 1971. Rain, rain, and more rain. But we still had lots of = fun on the=20 trip. Flying from Homer to Whitehorse, I climbed to flight level = 190, the=20 highest and coldest I've ever taken the Legacy.

At 19,000' and very cold temperature, like 10=B0F below zero, the = ailerons=20 were quite stiff to move. I could move the stick side to side with = one=20 hand, but I had to really push and it felt better to use two = hands. At=20 first I wondered if all the water on the wing while sitting on the = ground at=20 Homer had frozen and caused interference. But there was absolutely = no hint=20 of grinding or scraping that I could feel through the stick. = I had=20 full aileron deflection at least as far as I was willing to push the = stick side=20 to side. My wife was already starting to wonder what the = hell I was=20 doing with the stick so I figured that wasn't the time to do an = aileron=20 roll. The stick was not hard to move and then break free and = easy to=20 move, it was as smooth as ever, just hard to move like I was flying = through=20 syrup. It was not easier to push in some places and harder to push = in=20 others. It was just like normal, but stiff throughout the movement = range.

After descending to lower altitude going into Whitehorse, the = ailerons=20 returned to their normal feel. I looked after landing and couldn't = see any=20 reason for it but will take things apart tomorrow when I go to the=20 hangar.

Anyone else experienced stiff ailerons in a Legacy at high altitude = and/or=20 cold weather?

By the way, the temperature got as low as 17=B0F below zero on that = leg and I=20 had no cooling problems either for the oil or the cylinders. It = took 18=20 minutes to get to 19,000' using cruise climb speeds, which seemed pretty = good=20 considering I was around 2,350 pounds gross weight. Once there, I = had a=20 TAS of about 210 knots and fuel flow was 10.5 gph.

Dennis

Legacy

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