I'm well aware that Bruce's first 170 was an A-model in name only. I didn't catch the fact that it was an airpalne he "had" as opposed to "has", until another couple of readings. I assume that the gust lock was loose enough to allow "some" aileron control?gahorn wrote:Miles, Bruce's earlier ride only had a 170A datatag.
Extending the flaps (or retracting) in a turn
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Re: Extending the flaps (or retracting) in a turn
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Re: Extending the flaps (or retracting) in a turn
The gust lock in question was the type with a plate on top and bottom held together with screw and wing nut and allowed minimal movement of the aileron it was attached to. Most of the aileron control I had was due to sloopy aileron cables allowing one to be held nearly still and the other to move about half travel.cessna170bdriver wrote: I assume that the gust lock was loose enough to allow "some" aileron control?
(In this case the sloopy cable was a built in safety feature.
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