Bubblehead
Well Known Member
Yesterday when approaching to land I pulled power back and started running my manual trim nose up to trim for approach speed but I never got the speed change I expected. I ran it all the way out and had to hold back pressure for the landing. I was ready to do a go around if needed but the landing worked out fine. I wish I had left the trim tab where it was so I could look at it after landing but I did not.
After parking the plane I got a little help from a local mechanic and we cycled the trim full up to full down and then did it with a little pressure on the tab and everything worked fine.
The mechanic mentioned that some manual trim systems include a clutch in them that can slip so that the pilot thinks he is moving the trim tab but is just turning the knob. He does not know RVs.
Hence my posting to the forum. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
BTW I am in Talkeetna, AK today. Am doing my bucket list flying vacation from Texas through Alberta, BC, the Yukon and into Alaska. Very interesting, tremendously beautiful, but with challenging weather. Definitely not Texas "severe clear" flying.
After parking the plane I got a little help from a local mechanic and we cycled the trim full up to full down and then did it with a little pressure on the tab and everything worked fine.
The mechanic mentioned that some manual trim systems include a clutch in them that can slip so that the pilot thinks he is moving the trim tab but is just turning the knob. He does not know RVs.
Hence my posting to the forum. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
BTW I am in Talkeetna, AK today. Am doing my bucket list flying vacation from Texas through Alberta, BC, the Yukon and into Alaska. Very interesting, tremendously beautiful, but with challenging weather. Definitely not Texas "severe clear" flying.