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Dennis This is really important. I had a trim tab on my coupe. Didn't help trim. Coupe manual said to bend aileron. I did not believe them. Sent plane in to have rigging tuned. Big bucks, but no help. Finally, in desperation, I followed the instructions in the manual. After taking wide mouth vise grips all the way from one aileron end to the other, I inspected the edge and seemed to have moved it not one whit. Discouraging, but, I went test flying, anyway. IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, I had over corrected and had to pull it back the other way, a bit. The lesson, to me, was that the guy who wrote the manual knew more than I (or my instincts) knew. I truly and strongly recommend that you try the bending routine. Dave Winters -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 3:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Bending Aileron ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Flying my Ercoupe (1946 415-C) at cruise speed I must hold slight left aileron to continue flying straight. If I let go of the control, it gradually turns to the right. The faster I cruise, the faster it turns to the right when I stop holding left aileron. To correct the problem, the manual indicates I should bend the entire trailing edge of the left aileron down 1/8 inch. I would appreciate any advice on how to correct this problem without bending the aileron. Thanks, Dennis Hatfield ======================================================================== ====== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
