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 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: Vote for Internal Gust Locks was Gust Locks? |
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Then again, there is always the guy who took off with the passenger seat belt still wrapped around the stick - bad outcome.
I don't have many innovative ideas, but I do really like my gust lock. It is a piece of bungee chord with a loop in one end and tied to the base of the seat-belt on the other end. The loop stretches around the pilot stick and works perfectly as a gust lock. No chance of taking off with it in place, but if I did I can overpower it without damage and/or easily remove it. Cost 1$, weight 1oz, time to install 10 min. Never gets lost or gets in the way....
Only problem is that the control surfaces are not "in trail" when parked.
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David Leonard
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On 6/27/07, Ed Anderson <eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com (eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com)> wrote: [quote]--> RV-List message posted by: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com (eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com)>
A very good point, Ron
Back many, many years ago a visiting sailplane and CFI was visiting our
small airport in Western Oklahoma. They would remain one week and if you
flew every day there was a good chance to get your glider endorsement. So
naturally the last day of the week, I still needed one more flight, was
running late, etc, etc.
I arrived just as they were preparing to start disassembling the glider to
haul it away. The instructor had clearly had all he wanted of spending time
in our small town and was disinclined to make another flight. I pleaded and
he brusquely assented telling me to just hop in the aircraft as there was no
need for a preflight.
I did and he did, we launched behind the tow plane, cut loose and started
making the first turn in the pattern. He yelled at me, harassed me and did
all but comment on my intelligence because I was using way too much rudder
to turn the aircraft. Each turn I made around the pattern elicited the same
response. I was dismayed as it was clear I was NOT going to get my glider
endorsement that day.
Any how, made a beautiful grease job landing and when I looked up I saw a
number of folks running toward us pointing at - yes, you got it. Point at
the aileron locks with flags fluttering - still installed!!! Well, the
somewhat embarrassed CFI did have the grace to apologize to me and stated
that if I could fly the sailplane safely without ailerons - then I was
getting my endorsement.
Of course, the scary part was - I later realized was that if I had ever let
a wing get very low, I would probably have never been able to pull it back
up with rudder alone and that would have been the end of my flying days -
days period!
So I vote for internal gust locks that make it very uncomfortable if you sit
on them {:>)
Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com (eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com)
http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: Vote for Internal Gust Locks was Gust Locks? |
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Then again, there is always the guy who took off with the passenger seat
belt still wrapped around the stick - bad outcome.
Hence the need to use the PILOTS seat belt. And the PVC rudder lock
is on the pilots side.
Should you use an external gust lock NEVER EVER rush your preflight.
NEVER EVER fail to properly move the controls to the limits and visually
observe for proper travel. Use a mirror if need be.
Do not be a statistic and raise my insurance rates.
Ron Lee
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