That is what happens when you get those late model planes. My coupe (sn977) don't have a cable, or a trim tab on the tail. All the trim crank does is tighten or loosen a rubber band on the yoke! Glad you got it all sorted out without large labor or bucks though.
--- In [email protected], Linda Abrams <laspr...@...> wrote: > > Yesterday I flew my 'Coupe out to the AI who does the annuals. He > "blessed" and logged my trim wire installation. And when I showed > him the kinked old wire, he agreed with my diagnosis of the cause. > > He also added one other point that perhaps should go into the write- > ups of how to change the wire: he said that the little attachment > fastener at the back end of the wire should be left to pivot freely, > not be tightened down so much that it doesn't pivot. > > And at my request he slightly adjusted the wire at the back end to > give me just a little more nose-down trim-ability. He did that by > putting the trim tab up, more nearly flush with the "stop" that is > more or less continuous with the elevator, then re-tightening the > fastener at the back end. That's just a slight fraction higher than > I had placed it, when I used a straight edge at the inboard part of > the trim tab (stop is at the outboard edge). But wow did that seem > to make a difference in my flight home: 110 mph without trying (not > full throttle, maybe 2200 RPM), and I had to keep an eye on the > airspeed indicator since it went up nearly to the yellow. I did not > realize that such a tiny change could create such a noticeable > difference, but it seems to have. (I suppose a sudden tail wind > could also explain that, but since the whole short flight home was at > about 1800', and winds at field elevation along the way were 4-8 mph > light-&-variable, I sorta doubt it.) Well, Sunday is going to be a > longer flight, over an hour each way, so I'll have more of a chance > to test the new configuration. > > I also told the painter today that the diagnosis was "kinked the > wire; paint shop's fault," and he repeated that if the cost is > reasonable, he will pay it. > > Linda > N3437H (Sky Sprite) > L.A. >
