Opps! Should have typed "rudder when used with aileron"

john smith wrote:
You had two additional controls you failed to mention using, the rudder
and the elevator trim.
Elevator trim will increase/decrease pitch.
Rudder, when used with elevator will allow you to slip right or left and
control both pitch and airspeed.

Dale wrote:

I fly a Cessna P206 hauling skydivers. Today on one of the drops a
glove somehow managed to become jammed between the mass balance and
the end of the stab which jammed the elevator in about the 1/3 "up"
position. I could see two fingers sticking up above the elevator with
something flapping on the underside. The airplane was pitching up and
I had to roll into a bank to slice the nose down to keep from
stalling. I went through several repetitions of that until I found a
power setting that lessened the pitch-up, then I was able to force the
yoke forward slightly and stablized in a slight descent at 80kts IAS.
I got the boss on the radio and headed the airplane toward a deserted
area that would be okay to bail out over if needed and would be a good
place for the airplane to crash if it came to that. The jumpers had
exited at 13000, I was at about 11,500 when I got things stablized. I
got ready to bailout (tightened the leg straps, tightened the lap
belt, felt the lap belt release and the ripcord handle) and then
planned on how to fix the problem. I decided to try and force the
glove out by moving the elevator. I first pulled on the yoke and was
able to get almost full up elevator but it was still not free and took
a great deal of effort to move the yoke. This of course pitched me up
sharply so I rolled left and as the nose started down rolled level and
pushed the yoke forward. I was only doing about 60-65kts when I
pushed so I wasn't worried about breaking the airplane, but I'm here
to tell ya a 206 makes some odd noised when you push that hard
negative. G I think it was the air over the vent intakes...weird
sound. The elevator was still not free as I pitched over, I was
thinking it was looking more and more like I was going to have to
jump...I pulled hard on the yoke and this time things came free. The
glove (or whatever it was) was gone and the controls now worked
normally. A gentle descent and landing followed by a close look at
the airplane. The only damage was a slight bend in the stab top skin
where the glove was jammed. (The flightsuit can be cleaned G)

One risk of hauling skydivers is that a jumper may have a parachute
open on the step which can lead to the tail being damaged or removed
from the airplane. Because of this I've thought about what I would do
if that should occur. I've even practiced flying with the yoke held
in one position to simulate a jammed elevator. Today it paid off.