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Airplane . . . We close the deal this week!

Looks like my flight school will be up and running really soon... even signed up a student this week!  :D

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Congratulations and good luck!

Fantastic...all the best from the both of us...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

thanks guys!

looks like it is finally coming together. had another potential student call me up today  :D

Best of luck.

I wish you the best of luck John. I hope that it becomes all that you want it to be

Matt

PS SimV discount :-? :-?

PPS, Sorry, just had to ask

PPPS, Nothing ventured, nothing gained after all, and being a business man you should know that

Did you ever decide on an aircraft?

with the economy like it is - its easier for me to get financing on something like a 152 / 172 than one of those new planes i was looking at.

I have found a very nice 152, new paint, new interior plastic and carpet etc. annual on it is only days old the engine was recently overhauled with millennium cylinders

i plan to close on it within a couple of days

as soon as i get a plane, everything is done.

A 152 really is an excellent choice for primary work- you won't regret it, especially with a fresh set of  Milleniums on it.

Just be sure that everyone who flies it understands that wherever the fixed rudder trim tab is, it must remain there... they should also have itdrilled into their skulls exactly how these tabs work.

I used to rent a 152 that some idiot (s) kept messing with: not understanding how a servo tab works, they'd see that it was bent to the left and take it upon themselves to bend it the wrong way, so if one happened to miss it on the preflight, it would be veerry interesting taking off solo in a 152 with the rudder trim tab bent to accentuate the left turning/rolling tendency!!

Even in cruise, it would constantly try to roll left without somebody in the right seat... but that's what i get for not doing a thorough preflight.

rotty you just spelled out one of my biggest aviation pet peeves!!!

Most people do bend it the wrong direction... they dont stop to think of the aerodynamics of it.

but you're right.

Hands off the tab  ;D

rotty you just spelled out one of my biggest aviation pet peeves!!!

Most people do bend it the wrong direction... they dont stop to think of the aerodynamics of it.

but you're right.

Hands off the tab  ;D

This horrifies me. Don't they teach basic airmanship in the US?

[quote][quote]rotty you just spelled out one of my biggest aviation pet peeves!!!

Most people do bend it the wrong direction... they dont stop to think of the aerodynamics of it.

but you're right.

Hands off the tab

rotty you just spelled out one of my biggest aviation pet peeves!!!

Most people do bend it the wrong direction... they dont stop to think of the aerodynamics of it.

but you're right.

Hands off the tab  ;D

This horrifies me. Don't they teach basic airmanship in the US? ::)

They do, there are just one or two people around who don't seem to be firing on all cylinders.

From what Sean & John are saying it's more common than one or two people. This indicates a general carelessness on the part of flying instructors. Apart from clearing up any confusion over basic aerodynamic principles, students should be taught from the outset that fixed trim tabs are fixed for a reason. They're adjusted if & when necessary during flight testing before the aircraft is certified for use & not to be tampered with by unqualified persons. That means them so "keep your bleedin' hands off!"

Fixed tabs on British manufactured aircraft are usually made from 20 gauge dural. It would be difficult to bend them without a stout pair of pliers.

I wish you all the best with your venture John. From your intro it looks like you're starting off with the right idea.

rotty you just spelled out one of my biggest aviation pet peeves!!!

Most people do bend it the wrong direction... they dont stop to think of the aerodynamics of it.

but you're right.

Hands off the tab  ;D

This horrifies me. Don't they teach basic airmanship in the US?

I think in my particular case, there was likely only one dunderhead involved... they no doubt were told how it worked and not to touch it, but got it all turned around in their head somewhere along the line.

Probably saw it one day and thought: "Gee, isn't that thing supposed to counteract left-turning tendency? But it's pointed left! Well, I won't make a fuss about it, I'll just get my multitool here, and..."

What's amazing, though, is that the tab was repeatedly bent back as it should be, but the offender kept tweaking it the other way! Once it took me by surprise, then about three flights followed where I found it bent the wrong way and had to fetch the mechanic.

One of the worst things about this is that eventually the damn thing could fail due to fatigue... not very critical, but it would be a nasty surprise while climbing off the runway.