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Re: steering reversal...
From: Ed Falk
Date: 1999 Aug 19, 1:16 PM
From: Ed Falk
Date: 1999 Aug 19, 1:16 PM
> What about any aircraft pilots out there on the list - I'm sure you'd prefer > your control yoke to ''mean what it says when banking ??" Actually, there was an accident caused that way. A small plane was opened up for its annual inspection, and the aileron controls rigged backwards when it was reassembled. First time the owner took it out, he didn't notice the problem until he was in the air on takeoff. First attempt put in a little crosswind correction, and BAM, right into the ditch. Nobody killed, but I think the plane was wrecked. After that, my instructor got me into the habit of not only checking that the ailerons work during pre-flight inspection, but that they turn in the right direction. (I think there might actually be a way to fly the plane in those conditions, provided you have enough time: Since there are two control wheels, shift your hands to the right so you're holding the right side of one control wheel with your left hand, and the left side of the other with your right.) -ed falk