Hey Dr. Len: The springs are placed on the hinge pin in place of a couple hinge points on the stabilizer. You need to look carefully to see them at about 2 and 10 inches from the inboard end. Lynn Nelsen In a message dated 12/29/2008 11:23:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I just looked at the logbook on my coupe N99404 and the airplane seems to be in compliance in that the AD is dated is being done in May of 1950. Please beg my ignorance but N99404 had a new complete tail assembly installed about ten years ago after a cessna prop decided to have the original for dinner. The question is where are these springs. I just had the trim tab serviced and did not notice such springs. Also going to comment on Eds verbage about practice practice practice which I certainly agree with. I got over a 1000 hours in Pa 22s and close to that in Commanches -the 260 and 400- and felt pretty comfortable in weather and rough air especially the Commanches but admittely am at the low end of the curve on the coupe and just not willing to push it. I also operate a charter fishing boat and write for a offshore fishing publication and quite often run the boat 60/80 miles offshore to the edge of the Gulf Stream. There is an old expression among mariners O God my boat is so small and the ocean so big so have mercy upon me. Kind of apply the same philosophy to boats and aircraft. You can most often get away pushing the envelope and weather- yes I have done it- but there is that time that Murphy is going to bite and at sea as well as in the air the results may not be pretty. For my part when things get sloppy and big seas build I would rather be in a ship rather than a boat and when winds get to be 25kts - even less- I would rather be in things built by Boeing. Call me a bit timid but in 40 years of punching holes in the sky and being at sea I have not bent an airplane and managed to put all my passengers safely back on the dock. Skill is important but it is also critical to recoginze the capabilities and nuiences of the equiptment. For those of you who have been around for awhile way back it was said that the the most dangerious thing in the world was a doctor flying a Bonanza-nothing wrong with the airplane the problem was the huge ego at the stick. As a new kid on the block its not my intent to bust anyones bubble but the fact is an awful lot of pilots-probably most including me just do not have the skills to safely fly a coupe in such conditions. Murphy lives!!!! Dr. Len Buchta ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
