X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:41:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.stoel.com ([198.36.178.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.4) with SMTP id 2999281 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:59:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.36.178.142; envelope-from=JJHALLE@stoel.com Received: from gateway1.stoel.com ([198.36.178.141]) by mail.stoel.com (SMSSMTP 4.1.9.35) with SMTP id M2008070106585732558 for ; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:58:57 -0800 Received: from PDX-SMTP.stoel.com (unknown [172.16.103.137]) by gateway1.stoel.com (Firewall Mailer Daemon) with ESMTP id 1BBADAF043 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:00:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from PDX-MX6.stoel.com ([172.16.103.64]) by PDX-SMTP.stoel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:58:23 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Legacy trim authority X-Original-Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:58:23 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <17E9FE5945A57A41B4D8C07737DB607208444B27@PDX-MX6.stoel.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Legacy trim authority Thread-Index: AcjbYUphc8trX8sUQfiaqAkS/aG/ywAIBxUV References: From: "Halle, John" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jul 2008 13:58:23.0549 (UTC) FILETIME=[86E5AED0:01C8DB82] Someone asked if the Legacy is controllable throughout its trim limits = and does anyone have experience with that condition. As a practical = matter, this is only an issue at full nose down trim because a normal = landing with normal servo adjustments is at or near full nose up. (If = it is not, redo your trim adjustments.) =20 I have landed my legacy with full nose down trim when the nose up relay = failed and foooling around with it got me all the way to full nose down. = It is, of course, absolutely controllable. In fact, because of the = trim tab's servo function, the elevator actually has a bit more up = authority with the tab set full nose down. It requires meaningful back = pressure but nothing that anyone who can fly at all would have any = trouble handling. It feels weird so I wouldn't recommend it for a = novice Legacy pilot but there is no significant problem with it. =20 Anyone who wants to see how it feels can easily check it out. Just go = to altitude, trim full nose down and fly slow.