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235 Owners,
I met the new owner of a
nice Lancair 235 today as he pulled it into Potomac Airfield in DC for an annual
inspection. He asked me about a couple of issues he's having, and I told him I'd
post his questions to the list. I know these things have been discussed here
before, but I didn't pay attention or save them as I'm building a
4-seater.
First, with about 400 hours
on the aircraft, he has considerable wear on the right aileron and right
elevator hinges, as well as some play in the right aileron linkage. The
combination allows visible flutter of the right aileron during high speed
flight. He has not yet opened the linkage access panel to see what's worn in
side, but will do so this week. When discussing hinge replacement, I advised him
that some folks installed Teflon-lined hinges that were supposed to reduce wear.
Could you provide recommendation as to the effectiveness of this, and a source
for this material?
Second, the airplane can
not be trimmed to level flight at high speed. With the trim full down, the stick
must still be held forward to keep the nose on the horizon. We discussed
installing a stronger spring on the trim system, but I told him we should ask
the experts about this first. What's the best way to fix
this?
Marc is looking for someone
to re-do his interior. Any recommendations for such a person/outfit on the east
coast? Proximity to Washington DC is a plus for this one.
Any advice on these most
appreciated; I'll pass along until Marc gets established on the LML on his
own.
Thanks,
Bob
Pastusek
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