pierre smith
Well Known Member
Guys,
This story was related to me by another RV6A builder (deceased last year) and it really needs passing along, especially to you guys close to flying your newly built airplane.
He was asked to check out a new RV 4 and to roll it around a bit. Off he went and rolled and looped and had a good old time with the owner watching on the ground. Upon looking down at the rear stick, the flyer (my buddy), noticed that the end that was inserted into the elevator pushrod (the end that the heim ball screws into) was NOT rivetted at all!! Only friction was holding it in!
This is not at all an uncommon occurence, unfortunately. You guys need to very, very carefully inspect each pushrod and control cable from one end to the other, being painfully observant. Inspect the rudder cables from the cotter key in the front to the cotter key at the rudder horn and so on. Don't count on the DAR because he could miss it too and apparently did.
If any of you guys know of other stories that we all could benefit from, kindly post them for us,
Regards,
Pierre
This story was related to me by another RV6A builder (deceased last year) and it really needs passing along, especially to you guys close to flying your newly built airplane.
He was asked to check out a new RV 4 and to roll it around a bit. Off he went and rolled and looped and had a good old time with the owner watching on the ground. Upon looking down at the rear stick, the flyer (my buddy), noticed that the end that was inserted into the elevator pushrod (the end that the heim ball screws into) was NOT rivetted at all!! Only friction was holding it in!
This is not at all an uncommon occurence, unfortunately. You guys need to very, very carefully inspect each pushrod and control cable from one end to the other, being painfully observant. Inspect the rudder cables from the cotter key in the front to the cotter key at the rudder horn and so on. Don't count on the DAR because he could miss it too and apparently did.
If any of you guys know of other stories that we all could benefit from, kindly post them for us,
Regards,
Pierre