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neil459(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 2:07 am Post subject: Flying without a Joy Stick

RVatiors



My RV9-A was being landed from the RH seat. You can imagine the horror =

when the joy stick came out of it's socket at the most critical moment, =

just as we were rounding out. I'll leave the result to your imagination =

surfice it to say we were very lucky to walk away without a scratch.  =

I'd only recently compleated repairing a wing following a bird strike =

and after only 6 hours in the air it's now grounded again for at least 6 =

months. I've come to the conclusion that maybe aviatation and I don't =

mix . I think I'll pack it in and take up stamp collecting.



Clearly it would make sense for anyone flying a 7 or 9 to ensure that =

their stick is securely fixed particularly if it's being used during a =

critical flight phase.=20

Neil Henderson

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gert.v(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 4:20 am Post subject: Flying without a Joy Stick

Holy Smokes, Neil



Sorry to hear about your misfortune,

but

I am darn happy you are here to tell us about it!!!

Gert



NEIL HENDERSON wrote:

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 RVatiors



 My RV9-A was being landed from the RH seat. You can imagine the horror =

 when the joy stick came out of it's socket at the most critical moment, =

 just as we were rounding out. I'll leave the result to your imagination =

 surfice it to say we were very lucky to walk away without a scratch.  =

 I'd only recently compleated repairing a wing following a bird strike =

 and after only 6 hours in the air it's now grounded again for at least 6 =

 months. I've come to the conclusion that maybe aviatation and I don't =

 mix . I think I'll pack it in and take up stamp collecting.



 Clearly it would make sense for anyone flying a 7 or 9 to ensure that =

 their stick is securely fixed particularly if it's being used during a =

 critical flight phase.=20

 Neil Henderson

  

  

  





   


	


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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: Flying without a Joy Stick

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		  My RV9-A was being landed from the RH seat. You can imagine the horror =

when the joy stick came out of it's socket at the most critical moment, =

just as we were rounding out.


	




Please clarify.  In my 6A there is a clevis pin secured by a lock pin.  If

those are not in properly what you described could happen.



Ron Lee

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