Posted for erosiak@comcast.net:

Mike,

Mine was set to -.6 (minus zero point six degrees)..

Ed Rosiak

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From: MikeEasley@aol.com
> From a performance standpoint, the ideal incidence of the horizontal
> stabilizer would result in the elevator being in the neutral position in
>cruise
> at a
> typical CG, right?
>
> My ES cruises with the elevator deflected downward enough to expose the
> elevator counterweight arm about 1/4" above the horiz stab. That's at a
> fairly
> forward CG. As the CG moves aft the deflection increases slightly. Doesn't
> that suggest that the optimum incidence on my horiz stab would be positive,
> not negative .6 like the TSIO ESs are doing? My horiz stab is mounted at
>zero.
>
> I'm probably at the bottom of the list when it comes to aeronautical
> engineering, but it seems to make sense that the issue isn't the incidence of
>
> the
> horiz stab but the advertised forward CG limit, or the effectiveness of the
> elevator (size, shape, deflection, etc.).
>
> Mike Easley
> Colorado Springs
>
>
>
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