Re: Tailplanes

[Tom & Cathy Friedland <tfriedland@attbi.com>]

So Jim

What are you doing on the one that you are building?

Tom Friedland

Jim Thursby wrote:

> Hi All,
>  Somebody asked recently about tail plane pins elongating in flying
> aircraft. I was flying a customer's plane for photo sorties at sun&fun 2000
> and upon post-flight inspection noticed a 2 / 21/2 inch length of play in
> the left hand stab. While flying formation with the plane I had experienced
> a slight stick "snatch" that I attributed to turbulence from the lead
> aircraft. I was not a happy camper upon discovering what I believe to be the
> actual cause. It was fixed and flies happily as we speak. It does happen and
> I know of at least one other flying aircraft and three in progress that have
> experienced this.
>
>    Jim Thursby
>