freegespeed
Active Member
I have owned an RV6A for three years, and after having had four annual inspections, counting the one I'm going through now, I'm surprised to find my my A&P mechanic has noticed what appears to be a missing up elevator stop piece. My max up elevator horn position hits directly onto the fuselage at the spot where the rear cut out is located. It has a right angle skeletal piece and some sheet metal skin attached to it. The plans show a stop that is supposed to be under this area but the plans are vague about its size and thickness. The elevator travel is right within the middle of the range for going both up and down. It seems strange that this is just now being discovered but facts are facts. The builder passed his airworthyness inspection and neither the horn or the cross brace show any signs of abuse.
I have also done archival searches and have found some threads about control stops needing to be off of the fuselage structure its self to be properly rigged in certified airplanes.
I was thinking of putting a high grade rubber trim piece on the edge of the area where contact is being made.
The other option is to take off the rudder and rivet on an official up stop piece as per plans. I'm not too sure how hard or easy it is to remove the rudder, although it doesn't appear to be that hard.
I guess my questions would be, should I be concerned about this in the first place? Also, if so, then is the removal on RV6A rudder a doable job for a non builder with a good amount of RV maintanence experience?
Any help would be appreciated.
I have also done archival searches and have found some threads about control stops needing to be off of the fuselage structure its self to be properly rigged in certified airplanes.
I was thinking of putting a high grade rubber trim piece on the edge of the area where contact is being made.
The other option is to take off the rudder and rivet on an official up stop piece as per plans. I'm not too sure how hard or easy it is to remove the rudder, although it doesn't appear to be that hard.
I guess my questions would be, should I be concerned about this in the first place? Also, if so, then is the removal on RV6A rudder a doable job for a non builder with a good amount of RV maintanence experience?
Any help would be appreciated.