[NSRCA-discussion] Nice flying day.

[Ron Van Putte]

The same is true with Hitec digital servos.  If you're bright, use  
Locktite.  If not, weep where we can't hear you.

Ron Van Putte

On Jan 28, 2007, at 6:25 PM, <jivey61 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Matt
>  .You didn't say what kind of servos.If you are using JR digital  
> servos with the metric screws holding the servo arm on,you need to  
> use locktight (blue) on the screw and tighten it good.I had one  
> come off the aileron and it cost me a plane.
> Jim Ivey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R. LIPRIE
> To: MATTS NSRCA
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 6:50 PM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Nice flying day.
>
> Hello all,
>
> Finally had some good weather to go flying, today.
> Blue Skies, wind calm.
>
> Had a malfunction that almost costed me my $3000 dollar plane.   
> Okay I was in the middle of the Intermediate pattern.  And suddenly  
> I noticed that it was rolling extremely slower than it was when I  
> started the pattern.
> So I told Uncle Mike,that I was gonna go ahead and bring it on in.   
> So turned around came in for a approach and got a little slow and    
> the that one aileron really wasn't working well going that slow.   
> So I chopped the throttle and set her down in the grass. And so the  
> mud caught it and made the nose dig into the mud.  (Globs of it  
> were on the plane)..  RAN there to see what the problem was.  To  
> find that my screw came off of the left control rod on the left  
> aileron and absolutely detached the rod from the servo leaving the  
> aileron just dangling in the wind....  Brought it in cleaned it up  
> got a new screw and tightened it as tight as I could get it.   And  
> went ahead and flew one more time.  No problem.
>
> Like I said it was better to get mud all over the airplane than to  
> have it in pieces.  So I saved the day.  Very happy.
> /
> If anyone has any thoughts about controlling the vibrations on the  
> rod please tell me your secrets. thanks
>
> Matthew Liprie
>
>
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