[NSRCA-discussion] Nice flying day.

[Ron Van Putte]

On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:42 PM, <jivey61 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Ron ... you never cease to amaze me. ...Didn't know you wrote poetry.

I didn't know either.

Ron Van Putte
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Van Putte
> To: NSRCA Mailing List
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Nice flying day.
>
> 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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