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Old 11-01-2009 | 05:13 PM
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stevenmax50
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Default BUSTED CA HINGE

I have made 8 flights in my great planes PT 60. Today was flight #8. It was a little windy but I thought managable. Immediatly upon rotation my planeacted like it hadleft rudder. Not alot, but noticable enough to have to compensate for it. Iwent around the patch 3-4times before deciding to bring it in. I overshot the first attempt and hadto go around. The secondattempt was good. I brought it into the pit areaand had a seat to catch my breath. That flight was alot of work. Now letslook at my rudder trim and see what is up. DANG...my topCA hinge is brokeclean in two. The rudder top is leaning into the slipstream. Man did I ever dodge a bullit today.