Earl Findlay
Active Member
I was able to fly in an RV-6A this morning. What a ride!
One thing that I noticed is that the airplane was very left wing heavy. In other words, it would not fly straight and level hands off. I noticed that the left aileron on this airplane was slightly higher than the right, which would seem to be the cause of the left wing heavy appearance, but I am not certain.
My question, as a soon to be builder .. if this happens on my build, is it something that can be fixed without huge amounts of trouble? Or, is it an "oh $@*@ moment, and you're forever stuck with an airplane that does not fly straight, or face the prospect of rebuilding a portion of the airplane? I suppose that this means at some point, the builder neglected to check something??
One thing that I noticed is that the airplane was very left wing heavy. In other words, it would not fly straight and level hands off. I noticed that the left aileron on this airplane was slightly higher than the right, which would seem to be the cause of the left wing heavy appearance, but I am not certain.
My question, as a soon to be builder .. if this happens on my build, is it something that can be fixed without huge amounts of trouble? Or, is it an "oh $@*@ moment, and you're forever stuck with an airplane that does not fly straight, or face the prospect of rebuilding a portion of the airplane? I suppose that this means at some point, the builder neglected to check something??