|
-
POSTING RULES

-
Donate yearly (please).
-
Advertise in here!
-
Today's Posts
|
Insert Pics
|

11-06-2017, 11:48 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Flower Mound TX
Posts: 25
|
|
RV-8 manual aileron trim
Has anyone had good luck with Vans manual aileron trim for the 8. Seen a lot of interior pictures none with the manual trim???
|

11-06-2017, 02:39 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Clarkston, MI
Posts: 660
|
|
I built in the manual trim on my RV-8... so I will also be interested in feedback. Thanks for starting this thread.
|

11-06-2017, 04:53 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Auburn, WA
Posts: 668
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by gafitts
Has anyone had good luck with Vans manual aileron trim for the 8. Seen a lot of interior pictures none with the manual trim???
|
Ya I have it installed in my 8. It works fine, just slide the lever on the sidewall to balance out your fuel load. With the 8 it's always fuel load you are leveling since the rest of the plane should be balanced side to side. Of course you can also just burn from the heavy wing if you like to balance it too!
Here's a picture of the under seat portion of the install.
Aileron trim by Andy Karmy, on Flickr
__________________
Andy Karmy
Covington WA
RV-8 - Flying!
RV-9A - sold
Dec 2019 Paid
|

11-06-2017, 08:27 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: El Dorado Hills, CA
Posts: 696
|
|
My two cents
During build I decided I didn?t like the feel of the lever and cable arrangement. Before closing up I swapped for a Ray Allen servo and center off toggle switch.
__________________
Blain
R-22 sold.
RV-8 AW Cert 02-09-17
N82 Sierra Tango
Avatar courtesy of AircraftStickers.com!
Dues gladly paid thru Nov. 2020(my reminder ).
|

11-07-2017, 04:03 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Yorkshire, England
Posts: 2,052
|
|
Fitted on ours but wouldn't do it again - far too fiddly to install compared to an electric system.
__________________
"I add a little excitement, a little spice to your lives, and all you do is complain!" - Q
Donated in 2020
|

11-07-2017, 07:43 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Watauga, TX
Posts: 148
|
|
I have the manual trim. I like it, like someone else said it is really only good for countering fuel imbalance. On a properly rigged airplane with ballanced fuel you don?t need it. It is not an elegant system, but it is simple and effective. Plus keeps my electrical system simple as well.
__________________
John Goodloe
RV-8. N6279G
Pay in November
|

11-08-2017, 12:38 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Battle Ground, Washington
Posts: 138
|
|
I like it!
I have the manual aileron trim in my RV-8 and I like it. It is simple and has worked perfectly for more than 1700 hours. I would do it again.
Dan Miller
RV-8
Battle Ground, WA
|

11-08-2017, 04:43 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Posts: 457
|
|
Manual
I have manual trim...works great. Only need to tweak it for fuel burn, not much movement really. Would use it again.
__________________
Burke Wick
Flying RV 8
Anchorage, Alaska
VAF Dues Paid for 2020
|

03-23-2019, 01:12 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Vaca Moo Airport - TA37 in East TEXAS
Posts: 1,331
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by akarmy
Ya I have it installed in my 8. It works fine, just slide the lever on the sidewall to balance out your fuel load. With the 8 it's always fuel load you are leveling since the rest of the plane should be balanced side to side. Of course you can also just burn from the heavy wing if you like to balance it too!
Here's a picture of the under seat portion of the install.
Aileron trim by Andy Karmy, on Flickr
|
Thanks for the picture. I bought mine with manual trim but the springs are disconnected. I'm about to remove the seat to reconnect them and was looking for a picture to figure out what kind of a job it was going to be. Looks simple enough for me to do.
__________________
RV-8 N52VM: OnSpeed Gen2 AOA-3D, Dynon D-180, Autopilot, Titan 0-360A1A, Hartzell C/S, INS-429 IFR & GPS496, WingX & Stratux for backup & ADS-B IN. Enjoying life while building an airpark with FREE campsite for pilots www.facebook.com/VacaMooAirport/
Exempt by 3 out of the 10 ways but I still donated.
|

03-23-2019, 08:09 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Vaca Moo Airport - TA37 in East TEXAS
Posts: 1,331
|
|
Wow, a literally 10 second job (hook up both springs to the center tube) that took 1/2 hour to remove all the screws then another 1/2 to reinstall all of them !
__________________
RV-8 N52VM: OnSpeed Gen2 AOA-3D, Dynon D-180, Autopilot, Titan 0-360A1A, Hartzell C/S, INS-429 IFR & GPS496, WingX & Stratux for backup & ADS-B IN. Enjoying life while building an airpark with FREE campsite for pilots www.facebook.com/VacaMooAirport/
Exempt by 3 out of the 10 ways but I still donated.
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:09 AM.
|