...Exercise caution when using external gust locks! There have been many accidents
with mostly fatal results with people forgetting to remove them before take-off. I lost 3
very good friends from this mistake in two separate accidents. This is what happened
to Flavio and his wife (Owners of Flabob airport) that were killed on departure. This
was why I designed the "Ultimate Gust Lock" the way I did, as it installs prior to exiting,
and virtually eliminates forgetting to remove it before take-off. Important to me!
Thanks, Allan...
Yes!! Impossible to forget removal when it ties the stick to the rudder pedals. Even though I always do the "free and correct" check, external gust locks give me the willies....Exercise caution when using external gust locks! There have been many accidents
with mostly fatal results with people forgetting to remove them before take-off. I lost 3
very good friends from this mistake in two separate accidents. This is what happened
to Flavio and his wife (Owners of Flabob airport) that were killed on departure. This
was why I designed the "Ultimate Gust Lock" the way I did, as it installs prior to exiting,
and virtually eliminates forgetting to remove it before take-off. Important to me!
Thanks, Allan...
Shout out to those before me on the rudder lock design . Plane poop has a wonderful aileron/ elevator gust solution at a helluva good price .
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Butch,
I like the internal stick gust lock - Do you think it would work on an Infinity Grip?
I use AirGizmo?s and since my straps started to deteriorate I had to get new straps. The new one?s seem too thin and don?t hold as well and slip.
Gust Lock idea?s are great, but when you try to contact vendors - AirGizmos or Anit-Splat no one seems to answer emails.
It seems these day many vendors have emails, but don?t check them often.
?.Wow! Never had anyone say that before! Two of us answer about fifty E-Mails
every day, and all telephone calls M thru F 8 to 5 are answered by me or James.
Also most people have our cell phone numbers if they need assistance on a
weekend. Just call (909) 824-1020 Thanks, Allan..
I am very happy with these. Not the easiest to put-on/take off
https://m.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/gustbusters05-11899.php
Butch,
I like the internal stick gust lock - Do you think it would work on an Infinity Grip?
I am very happy with these. Not the easiest to put-on/take off but they hold great whilst still providing a little flex so the foils themselves don?t warp.
They?re all internal so no way you can miss them on preflight. Even if you took off with the stick shocks installed you could still fly it (not recommended.)
https://m.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/gustbusters05-11899.php
?..These things are heavy, awkward, hard to store, too complicated, too many
pieces to install Etc. They look like some sort of belly buster/thigh master combo
exercise equipment that gets sold at the yard sale for a buck after you gave up
on trying to use it. Nothing about this says "Airplane". Just my opinion! Thanks, Allan..
...Exercise caution when using external gust locks! There have been many accidents
with mostly fatal results with people forgetting to remove them before take-off. I lost 3
very good friends from this mistake in two separate accidents. This is what happened
to Flavio and his wife (Owners of Flabob airport) that were killed on departure. This
was why I designed the "Ultimate Gust Lock" the way I did, as it installs prior to exiting,
and virtually eliminates forgetting to remove it before take-off. Important to me!
Thanks, Allan...
Allan:
Any idea when this will be ready for -14/14A?
I like emails, as they are easier than calling.
WTH. Is it bash Alan day or what. FWIW I think Anti-splat is as good a business as it gets....
Hey Ron,
Would those rings have fared better if they had been screwed in tight, up to the bearing surface?
Make no mistake, I'm not a basher. I have a number of Allan's products and love them all. Just thought I'd ask again about the gust lock for my -14. I know they have a backlog of interested owners.
I too have several of Allan?s products and am happy with what I have. Just want to understand a timeline for the -14 gust lock ...
?.OK! I get it, and it appears its time for me to do some explaining about what happened with the RV-14 "Ultimate Gust Lock".
Carl, I like your rudder gust lock but what/how does the front of the line get secured?
I've tried a lot of things over the years, and what I find best for weight/security/cost/safety is to just tie the stick back with the seat belt and use tie down rope to secure the rudder via the horns (in addition to the tailwheel spring). But I like what Carl has done with the rope over the edge of the rudder. Very light and effective connecting out there at the far edge. I'll have to experiment with that. Agree on the bungees. Must be a no-slack connection.Loop the line around the two inboard elevator hinges. I use a 2” or so piece of heat shrink on the end of the lines to make it easy to fish up around the hinge. Tie with a bowline knot - not a slip knot. That way they are easy to untie.
After the lines are on, use the pilot seat belt wrapped around the stick to secure the elevators up and to keep the line off the bottom of the elevators. Then secure the rudder.
The belt around the stick also restricts aileron movement.
Again, avoid the temptation to use bungee cords.
Carl
Hi Allan,
I watched your video on the gust lock, and it?s seems to work only when the stick is perpendicular to the pedals (if you know what I mean). Or maybe at a tangent to the point of rotation of the lock on the pedals (if that makes any more sense). If the stick was full back (I.e. for a taildragger) I take it the gust lock would not work?
Is there anyway to mount the bracket on the stick end at a different angle to allow for full back stick? (Or provide 2 holes in it and a pin and you can set it up for your aircraft)
Thank you!
... Then I found that nobody
uses the Van's original stick ...
I have an RV9. Bought Alan?s gust lock. Had trouble making it work. Alan called me on Face Time and walked me through it. Turns out the problem was me, not the device. Alan stayed with me until I got it working as advertised. Works fine for a taildragger.? We have several hundred in service on tail draggers, and they are all working
fine, so I don't really see what you want different. If you want the elevator in
the full up position it would require a modification to the stick saddle, but can
be done without too much trouble. Just let us know if we can help solve this
for you. Thanks, Allan...
? We have several hundred in service on tail draggers, and they are all working
fine, so I don't really see what you want different. If you want the elevator in
the full up position it would require a modification to the stick saddle, but can
be done without too much trouble. Just let us know if we can help solve this
for you. Thanks, Allan...
Thanks Alan,
I?ve only ever left a taildragger with the elevator full up - since the wing and tail is in a flying position when parked. It?s this not a normal thing???
Thanks Alan,
I?ve only ever left a taildragger with the elevator full up - since the wing and tail is in a flying position when parked. It?s this not a normal thing???