X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:39:11 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-out2.fuse.net ([216.68.8.171] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3014537 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:19:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.68.8.171; envelope-from=dreagan@fuse.net X-Original-Return-Path: X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=VFFERzew77AQ9s6yR50nUw==:17 a=CPFLSPt6wJ5gEyXgN6UA:9 a=oGBrk3KBKgckLF2jKmUk4YFFMVYA:4 a=gi0PWCVxevcA:10 a=pAZqPh_U4AU0-ATKH1QA:9 a=6T6DHmjBfgYIQScp3vQA:7 a=UUGrSc0LWf3ayZlPag46YYlJiKcA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Received: from [74.215.45.9] ([74.215.45.9:50059] helo=D45LWMF1) by mail-out2.fuse.net (ecelerity 2.1.1.22 r(17669)) with ESMTP id 7D/E0-16654-F8902784 for ; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:18:23 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <003201c8e02b$8908f3e0$5e01a8c0@D45LWMF1> From: "Dan Reagan" X-Original-To: "lancair" Subject: Runaway Trim X-Original-Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:18:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01C8E00A.01D85A30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C8E00A.01D85A30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had one of the elevator trim relays fail which allowed the trim to = move in one direction when called for but would not move in the other = direction. You can guess the eventual situation I found myself in after = checking numerous times to see if the trim was working properly. I = finally got to full elevator trim one way with no hopes of getting it = back to neutral. It happened fairly close to the airport and I landed = with a tired arm. Even though it takes a considerable force the flight = is quite manageable with 2 hands. Once you are on final, go back to one = hand and your brain just has your hand do what it takes to land = properly. Now that I have experienced it, I believe I would recognize what was = happening and leave the minor out of trim situation alone and just live = with it until I got on the ground. Without recognizing what is happening this situation can be just as bad = as runaway trim. Dan Reagan IVP Cincinnati ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C8E00A.01D85A30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I had one of the elevator trim relays = fail which=20 allowed the trim to move in one direction when called for but would not = move in=20 the other direction. You can guess the eventual situation I found = myself=20 in after checking numerous times to see if the trim was working = properly. =20 I finally got to full elevator trim one way with no hopes of getting it = back to=20 neutral. It happened fairly close to the airport and I landed with = a tired=20 arm. Even though it takes a considerable force the flight is quite = manageable with 2 hands. Once you are on final, go back to one = hand and=20 your brain just has your hand do what it takes to land = properly.

Now that I have experienced it, I = believe I would=20 recognize what was happening and leave the minor out of trim situation = alone and=20 just live with it until I got on the ground.

Without recognizing what is happening = this=20 situation can be just as bad as runaway trim.

Dan Reagan

IVP = Cincinnati

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