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Old 09-16-2007 | 07:48 PM
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farr301
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Default RE: Great Planes PT-40 Kit

The cause of the crash was a faulty aileron conrol horn because I had slipping problems with it during setup(mistake one), but it seemed fine the day of the flight. After inspection after the crash, the servo horn would still slip when the ailerons deflected.
The control deflections were also off during final check the night before the flight. Both ailerons were slightly deflected down when in the neutural position(mistake two).

The flight was recorded so my Dad and I are pretty positive that the cause of the crash was aileron problems not something else.

I might be able to upload the video to the thread but it probably wouldnt help anything........


Thanks,
Farr301