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Old 06-24-2011, 02:35 PM
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Default Try this

Put a small zip tie through The attach bracket where the spring hooks on the control weldment, it will fill up the space enough to keep the noise to a minimum.

Randy
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Old 06-25-2011, 05:09 AM
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Default RV6/7 or 4/8?

If you change tanks every 1/2 hour, you will never pull the springs as far as you are sitting in the plane without flying it. Very little adjustment is needed when in actual flight.. In a side by side model, the aileron adjustment is needed more only if the pilot is solo and is "full figured" (re: 200 or more lbs). When the right tank is lower, you will notice an out of trim position.
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Old 06-25-2011, 09:29 AM
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I think I will just leave the springs off for now and if I need trim in the future I will pit the springs back on. Thanks everyone for the ideas.
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Old 06-25-2011, 11:29 AM
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Default Heat shrink tubing

I put heat shrink tubing on the ends of the springs and it seem to help a little
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Old 06-27-2011, 12:00 PM
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Default The zip tie works

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Put a small zip tie through The attach bracket where the spring hooks on the control weldment, it will fill up the space enough to keep the noise to a minimum.

Randy
8A
I did as Randy suggests. By putting a zip tie on each side where the spring hooks to the control weldment, the spring is not able to move about with aileron movement. This simple solution has worked for me for nearly a thousand hours. I like the aileron trim and would not remove it.

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Old 06-27-2011, 12:19 PM
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I will give the zip tie fix a try, thanks!
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