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Post-assembly or Pre-launch checks
Today I got a reminder of how important it is to perform a positive
control check after each assembly. My sailplane, a Grob102 just returned from a maintenance facility. After assembly, I pushed over to the line with the help of one of my fellow co-owners. I asked for his assistance in performing a positive control check. We then discovered the Rudder and Aileron controls had been swapped! Yes, move the stick and the rudder waggled. Move the rudder pedals and the ailerons were operated. After many un-repeatable words about the mental abilities and parentage of the A&P, we pushed the plane off the line to get things right again. The good news is, the problem was discovered before N123KG was dinged or destroyed. I am thankful my instructor hammered into my head that I would someday be an owner and that I must remember the positive control check after assembly. Now to mail off a bill to the repair shop for the mechanic's time to get the plane right today. Keep 'em flying, T-rex in Arizona |
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