"pacplyer" wrote in message The Alaska guys kept
dicking with it trying to simulate the trim needed for an approach
when it let go. So you mothers stay away from it, understand?

On my first Azwreck, a C model, I had a runaway trim. I ran the electric for
some nose up trim while advancing the power during the take-off roll. I
didn't notice that the trim kept running. It ran to the stop and jammed. She
rotated much earlier than normal. Turning the overhead crank didn't do
anything. It took a lot of muscle but I flew it 20 miles to the next airport
(the departure airport being amongst the top ten busiest GA airports). Some
pattern nazi started in on my for not using the radio while landing
cross-wise to everyone else. After getting the plane on the ground, I went
off on him in way that would have made Uncle Bob proud.

D.