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Old 08-04-2008 | 10:30 AM
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Steve Steinbring
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Default RE: wing incidence

CALL PHOENIX AND FIND OUT WHAT THE INCIDENCE SHOULD BE!

Eyeballing what is a perceived washout is just that Kentucky windage at best. Just because someone at the field tells you something doesn't necessarily make it right. Ask ten people at the flying field more than likely you will get almost ten different opinions. Do your homework!

Using the bottomside of the wing as a reference is an assumption that may or may not be correct for the thrustline or incidence datum for the airplane. The manufacturer will state what the incidence should be usually with the tail being zero and the wing at X angle of incidence. Its very common for a high wing airplane to have a couple degrees of positive incidence, what your airplane is supposed to be setup at WHO KNOWS except Phoenix.

Once you have the airplane squared up in a jig and checked for correct incidence then you can check for washout. Is it supposed to have washout? Could it be that the wing is warped. You can't assume anything until you have the correct information to use as a baseline. Samething for the thrustline!