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Originally Posted by aerhed
Nothin'. It will only work if the stick comes loose. Since the servo is hung at the middle bellcrank anything loose aft of there is all on its own (except for trim.
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If the connection failure was at the control horn of the elevators itself, yeah... the trim wouldn't even help you as that bolt is also keeping the two elevator halves together. With the 10's asymmetrical trim system, you'd be out of luck.
BUT, that's not where this disconnect happened (according to an earlier post). The nut was supposedly missing from the WD1010 control column. In this situation, the AP servo (which connects near the F-635 Bellcrank) would have still been connected and useful, as long as the F1089 pushrod didn't jam up somewhere. and when you're on short final at 75' above the runway, there isn't much time for anything other than realizing something is wrong.
