The tail area of a Dimona with a rigid tailwheel with such a heavy loading does get a pounding.
regards Rob Rob Thompson 0429 493 828 On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 7:12 PM Ian Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Can’t see how Rick. > Of interest the major surgery on ex VH-GNW should be complete in about 3 > weeks. Still a heap of minor surgery to do though . > Best regards > Ian Williams > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 8/06/2021, at 5:10 PM, Mister Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi all > > just as a point of interest, those that have had issues with loose tail > planes i am wondering if there is a correlation with the rigid tail wheel > or the unit with rubber blocks or both? > > cheers ric > On 5/06/2021 10:23 pm, Jarek Steliga wrote: > > <Horizontal Stabilizer Slack.jpg> > Horizontal Stabilizer Slack vid 1.mp4 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CFNLpdRX6LjFZibzpyI0SvOMkW_ic2oE/view?usp=drive_web> > Horizontal Stabilizer Slack vid.mp4 > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cpyc_EnVllXmkqnHitOG5XarYsKhEq1c/view?usp=drive_web> > > > Hello, > > > We noticed a slight slack as demonstrated in the attached videos. In the > photo you can see pieces of tape attached across the gap which visibly > wrinkles when the stabilizer is pushed back and forth. The estimated travel > is ca 2 mm. > > > Is this an immediate cause for concern? > > Best regards > Jarek Steliga > > >
