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Old August 31st 03, 01:01 PM
spektr
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JJ
I think the answer is NO.
A turn is a coordinated maneuver.
Adding a left aileron correction is an
uncoordinated fix. You may be able
to achieve wings level, but you will not
center the T&B. It will show you flyinig
in a yaw, wings level. Wings level
will probably occur at only 1 trim speed.

Coordinated trim fixes are needed. But the first
step is to find out WHAT is causing the left
hand displacement.

Start with the simple stuff. Is/are all the
gap seals good, wing clean etc.....

Your shoes.
Wear some really thin soled shoes that let you feel
pressure on your feet. Something like ballet slippers.
Everybody has one leg longer than the other and you might
be stepping on the pedal without feeling it.

After that, check rig to correct spec.
If the bird checks out that way, you'll need to set up an
optics shoot to find the problem.

Scott Correa
Ex-Wing Tooling Engineer @ Boeing.
That ******** of a company that is outsourcing the future......

"JJ Sinclair" wrote in message
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My sailplane always turns to the left. Can I adjust the left aileron down

a bit
to make it fly straight?
JJ Sinclair