I put my main wheel pants and leg fairings on before the last flight. Nose gear leg fairing has been on for some time (no impact on yaw). Before I did that, the ball was about an 1/8 out to the right. After the fairings, the ball was about a 1/4 or so out to the right. Interestingly, the plane listed to the right several degrees and would level out after stepping on the rudder and centering the ball, so likely it is adding some additional yaw. I can't imagine the extra 12-15 knots of speed could account for the additional yaw, though I really have no idea.
Curious for some opinions on possible remediation. Part of me thinks to just leave it and address with a rudder trim. The other part of me says maybe I pick up a knot or two by addressing it. The real question is how to address it. Do I just randomely move the leg fairings to the right to see what works? One, both, how much? It is easy to drill new holes for the lower intersection fairings, but not for the uppers. Also don't want to make it worse.
I used several strings and was pretty tight when installed, so I can't be off by much here from a tolerance stand point. Hence my concern. If it is off, I am sure it is s 1/16th or less. I also read an old post from Bob Turner, saying that he played with them quite a bit and could never address it with fairing movements.
Appreciate any input from those that have experience in this area.
Larry
Curious for some opinions on possible remediation. Part of me thinks to just leave it and address with a rudder trim. The other part of me says maybe I pick up a knot or two by addressing it. The real question is how to address it. Do I just randomely move the leg fairings to the right to see what works? One, both, how much? It is easy to drill new holes for the lower intersection fairings, but not for the uppers. Also don't want to make it worse.
I used several strings and was pretty tight when installed, so I can't be off by much here from a tolerance stand point. Hence my concern. If it is off, I am sure it is s 1/16th or less. I also read an old post from Bob Turner, saying that he played with them quite a bit and could never address it with fairing movements.
Appreciate any input from those that have experience in this area.
Larry
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