Sebastien Heintz's Blog – May 2009 Archive (1)

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Simple Control Locks

For those of us who tie down our aircraft outdoors and in the wind (whether continuously or just during an occasional cross country trip), it's important to lock the control surfaces so they don't "flap" unnecessarily in the wind. At the Sebring Expo earlier this year, Juan's Zodiac was fitted with these effective control stops:

Above, two tennis balls are joined by a bungee rope, and keep the ailerons from flapping.



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Added by Sebastien Heintz on May 12, 2009 at 8:30pm — 7 Comments

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