RanchPilot
Registered User
Wyoming
Trim cable frayed and bunched up in the fairlead. New cable is on order. Two questions:
1. Anyone have any tips or secrets for replacing the trim cable inside a covered fuselage? (-18 trim system inside a -12 fuse)
2. Should I be worried about flying the plane while I'm waiting for the replacement cable? I won't use the trim (it is currently set at about 70). I also assume that, even if the trim cable came apart altogether, the horizontal stab would stay in its current position on the jack screw? In other words, is there any way the horizontal stab could travel to one trim stop or the other based only on air pressure from flight?
1. Anyone have any tips or secrets for replacing the trim cable inside a covered fuselage? (-18 trim system inside a -12 fuse)
2. Should I be worried about flying the plane while I'm waiting for the replacement cable? I won't use the trim (it is currently set at about 70). I also assume that, even if the trim cable came apart altogether, the horizontal stab would stay in its current position on the jack screw? In other words, is there any way the horizontal stab could travel to one trim stop or the other based only on air pressure from flight?