Paul Eastham
Well Known Member
Hey everyone, I hope to pick up my 9A from the paint shop pretty soon, and am trying to prepare for what I will need to do to get it back in the air.
I know the answer will vary depending on paint job and elevator size, but roughly how much weight did you all have to re-add to your elevator counterweights to get them back into balance?
I had to drill out my counterweights pretty aggressively, so I have plenty of spots to add weight. I also have lots of lead scrap and shavings left over. If the adjustment is small, I was thinking about rolling up some of the shavings, packing them into the holes in the counterweight, then epoxying in place. If a big adjustment is needed, I'm not sure what to do.
2nd question: did anyone bother rebalancing the rudder? I can't access those weights, not sure where I would add weight...
I know the answer will vary depending on paint job and elevator size, but roughly how much weight did you all have to re-add to your elevator counterweights to get them back into balance?
I had to drill out my counterweights pretty aggressively, so I have plenty of spots to add weight. I also have lots of lead scrap and shavings left over. If the adjustment is small, I was thinking about rolling up some of the shavings, packing them into the holes in the counterweight, then epoxying in place. If a big adjustment is needed, I'm not sure what to do.
2nd question: did anyone bother rebalancing the rudder? I can't access those weights, not sure where I would add weight...