---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 05/17/10: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:51 AM - Trim Tab (David Brown) 2. 09:38 AM - Re: Trim Tab (Dave Austin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:51:19 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Trim Tab From: David Brown > I also have the small trim tab. I called Zenith they said it needed to > bigger. So I over lapped the existing Tab with a new piece of aluminum that > gave me twice the previous surface area. Since I never needed any down > trim, I reposition the length of the arm from the servo so that neutral for > the servo is slightly up trim, this gives about 10 or 15 degrees of extra up > trim at full throw. The trim tab itself is at neutral in normal cruise > flight hence no extra drag. David N601EX CH601XLT JAB3300 165 hrs 25 since upgrade > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:38:07 AM PST US From: "Dave Austin" Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Trim Tab When you added the extra to the trim tab, did you check that you could overcome full trim in both directions with the stick at all speeds? Dave austin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.