nzrv8
Well Known Member
Merry Christmas guys,
I'm trying to align my elevators to drill the horns.
With the counterbalance arms clamped to the HS, the trailing edges are misaligned approx 3/8" vertically. The HS is straight, and the elevators aren't twisted beyond 1/8", with straight trailing edges. It looks like most of the error is forward of the hinge line in the counterbalance arms.
Pursuing the forum, it looks like a misalignment is somewhat normal, but I just wanted to see if anyone has recent experience with this level of misalignment, and effects on flight trim etc.
It looks like I could drill as-is with the trailing edges misaligned, or spread the error between both counterbalance arms, with one slightly up and one slight down, pulling the trailing edges closer in line. Or dig deeper and start drilling things apart.
Any insights gratefully received!
H
I'm trying to align my elevators to drill the horns.
With the counterbalance arms clamped to the HS, the trailing edges are misaligned approx 3/8" vertically. The HS is straight, and the elevators aren't twisted beyond 1/8", with straight trailing edges. It looks like most of the error is forward of the hinge line in the counterbalance arms.
Pursuing the forum, it looks like a misalignment is somewhat normal, but I just wanted to see if anyone has recent experience with this level of misalignment, and effects on flight trim etc.
It looks like I could drill as-is with the trailing edges misaligned, or spread the error between both counterbalance arms, with one slightly up and one slight down, pulling the trailing edges closer in line. Or dig deeper and start drilling things apart.
Any insights gratefully received!
H