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Old 05-23-2002 | 03:00 PM
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Default Lateral balancing

Lateral balancing is a 1 man job. All you need is a table. I use my freezer. Have the nose of the plane pointing toward you and let the tailwheel sit on the back end of the table. Hold the plane by the spinner and one wing. Level the plane and slowly release the wing. Watch to see if the plane tilts to the left or right. Have the plane over the table so that if the plane tilts badly the wingtip that falls will be caught by the table. If the balance is off, then place a small weight over a rib of the wingtip that went up. The farther out you are toward the outside, the less weight you will need to balance. Reccheck the balance and adjust the weight as needed. When you get it balanced, then secure the weight. I like to cut a small hole in the covering at the bottom of the wing beside the rib, glue the weight onto the rib and recover. Recheck your balance after. Good lateral balance isn't all that noticable at higher speeds but really shows up when at slower speeds especially when you are slowing down to land! Have fun, Fast!