On 27 Nov 2006 23:22:45 -0800, "Charles Talleyrand"
wrote:


Jay Honeck wrote:
Most important control
Radio transmit

Hey, I'm a "Use the radio, dammit!" guy from way back -- but even I
wouldn't rate the transmit button as my "most important control"...

Maybe number three or so...

I was not thinking of the yoke or pedals as controls. I was thinking
more buttons and knobs. If they count ... then it's the elevator.

Nah. You should be able to fly using ailerons and trim without the
elevator. I had one instructor have me land doing just that. The AOPA
even put out a video on doing it.

I believe certification requires that the elevator not be a single
failure point. Home builts OTOH may not necessarily have that
advantage.




-The original poster
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com