Hi Fellas,

I'm going to share my "dumb maneuver for the day" with you and ask your opinion. I powered-on my jet today with my tail covers on the vert-fin and stabs. I didn't even think of removing them as I was only intending to check a setting on the gyro. When I powered-on I immediately heard one of the elevator servos whining, I checked and noticed the cover was binding one servo from centering. I tried to correct it but the cover was being held pretty tight. So I turned the plane off and removed the covers. I have tested and tested the servo and it seems to work fine. I didn't notice any dreaded electrical smell either.

- Has this happened to anyone else? or am I just lucky...
- Should I be worried about the servo?
- Are there any tests I could perform to reassure myself it's unharmed?

I've seen a lot of servo stall and torque tests on servos, this is a JR 8911hv, they seem to hold up to abuse pretty well. There is a little play at center when powered-off, but I'm pretty sure that was there before... ugh...

Anyway, plz let me know your thoughts and recommendations. I don't want to fly a potentially unsafe or compromised setup.

Regards,

sc