X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:06:35 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.4) with ESMTP id 2994917 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:54:44 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=tednoel@cfl.rr.com Received: from OfficeDesktop ([68.202.40.193]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080628005403.USXM10970.cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com@OfficeDesktop> for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:54:03 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Ted Noel" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail List" Subject: Runaway Trim X-Original-Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:54:03 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_024B_01C8D897.EE6C37B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_024B_01C8D897.EE6C37B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To all, Since a runaway trim requires a stuck switch, there is a way to avoid = that ever being an in-flight emergency. My L-IVP has two "trim enable" = switches: one for each control stick. These supply the grounds to the = trim switches in the sticks.=20 Suppose my pilot trim ran away. All I need to do is turn of the trim = enable for my stick and turn it on for the other. I have a full set of = trims (Yes, a reach) that should work to get me safely on the ground. To = avoid this happening by accident, the trim enable switches are latching = toggles. Ted Noel N540TF ------=_NextPart_000_024B_01C8D897.EE6C37B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To all,

Since a runaway trim requires a stuck = switch, there=20 is a way to avoid that ever being an in-flight emergency. My L-IVP has = two "trim=20 enable" switches: one for each control stick. These supply the grounds = to the=20 trim switches in the sticks.

Suppose my pilot trim ran away. All I = need to do is=20 turn of the trim enable for my stick and turn it on for the other. I = have a full=20 set of trims (Yes, a reach) that should work to get me safely on the = ground. To=20 avoid this happening by accident, the trim enable switches are latching=20 toggles.

Ted Noel

N540TF

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