Collapse in my CTSW alerion and trim

roger lee · Post by **roger lee** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:14 pm

I have been dealing with these for.6 years and I think your mechanic is over re-acting some. You don't need ultra sound. You can see it or you can't. You may want a CT trained or experienced mechanic to look at the plane.

ussyorktown · Post by **ussyorktown** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:31 pm

I appreciate your input. I love my little airplane. I hug her after flights and tell her she did a good job (just aft of the propeller).
It hurts to see her with an owwee.
Of the many you have seen with this acne, pizza face, how bad were they? Did FD fix em up?
Does FD provide an F/A 37 as a loaner?

designrs · Post by **designrs** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:10 pm

Full story on the A37 loaner program here:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/a37.asp

ussyorktown · Post by **ussyorktown** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:12 pm

OK, you get a golf clap for catching my mischief but it did take you nearly 5 hours!
Flight Design requires that you spend 40 hours in the left seat and 60 hours of ground school before they let you borrow the plane.
Here is the instructor they stick you with:

drseti · Post by **drseti** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:15 pm

It probably took Richard 4:55 to get online, and then 5 mins to find the source of your photo.

ibgarrett · Post by **ibgarrett** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:29 pm

O.k. - so where is this training program and how do I get signed up to fly with her? My wife says it is o.k.

ussyorktown · Post by **ussyorktown** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:52 pm

I'm starting to have misgivings. Not many mfrs put their ailerons on the front of their wings. Might take some 'getting used to.'

designrs · Post by **designrs** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:14 pm

Not to worry. I hear that if you put the aileron in front of the wing the plane will have SO MUCH more positive control authority that you no longer need to rely on accurate airspeed! As long as there is some small amount of positive GROUNDSPEED the plane will magically stay in the air. It's as if the plane has a mind of its own!!

This is why the F/A 37 is so well suited for duty on aircraft carriers!

ussyorktown · Post by **ussyorktown** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:50 pm

Bad news then; FD requires a notarized statement from all spouses before the rigorous training to fly the A/F 37.
By the way, the training is quite strict (but still rewarding)

You gotta love those Germans!

ussyorktown · Post by **ussyorktown** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:30 pm

Flight Design is taking care of the problem. Just talked with Tom at FD in Conn.
He said that the installation of the new trim is complicated and he wanted to make sure that my mechanic Perry Richardson, could do it. So I had him call him.
I also asked FD to send me new tubes for the fuel gauge in the cockpit. Mine were put in 2007 and are pretty black. FD says they have new material that is better.

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Collapse in my CTSW alerion and trim

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