Skidding turns

No. He preflighted it and decided these were non-issues -right? (Now
I've not seen the cracks but I'd guess that a stop drilled a rivet
crack at the bottom of the tail is not likely to be an issue as not
near a hinge. the paint shows it's an old repair and the crack has
been stopped correctly).

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Well. Can't say anything was apparent about this on the ground during
the pre-flight. And nothing detectable through pressing on the rudder
pedals. I'll try the test recommended next time I'm out at the field.
In the meantime I'm about to bring this to the chief pilot's
attention.

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No. He preflighted it and decided these were non-issues -right? (Now
I've not seen the cracks but I'd guess that a stop drilled a rivet
crack at the bottom of the tail is not likely to be an issue as not
near a hinge. the paint shows it's an old repair and the crack has
been stopped correctly).

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Well. Can't say anything was apparent about this on the ground during
the pre-flight. And nothing detectable through pressing on the rudder
pedals. I'll try the test recommended next time I'm out at the field.
In the meantime I'm about to bring this to the chief pilot's
attention.

"The right elevator tip trailing edge had been broken and *repaired with
aluminum foil tape* was what I thought was grossly negligent.
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On Feb 21, 4:38 am, WJRFlyBoy wrote:
"The right elevator tip trailing edge had been broken and *repaired with
aluminum foil tape* was what I thought was grossly negligent.

Right. That is extreme.

Dan

Well. Can't say anything was apparent about this on the ground during
the pre-flight. And nothing detectable through pressing on the rudder
pedals. I'll try the test recommended next time I'm out at the field.
In the meantime I'm about to bring this to the chief pilot's
attention.

"The right elevator tip trailing edge had been broken and *repaired with
aluminum foil tape* was what I thought was grossly negligent.
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I now realize you guys are talking about a different plane, the Cessna
with the jammed rudder.

My confusion, sorry.

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On Feb 19, 6:14 pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Feb 19, 5:12 pm, wrote:

Hey thanks, I will convey that info in terms of a question to the FBO
and see what they say. I'm sure other pilots have noted this weirdness
as well.

Remember that the FBO's CFIs are probably flying this plane more often
than solo renters. I would be surprised if the FBO doesn't already
know. Either they are waiting on the part, waiting for the next 100
hours, or waiting for someone to crash as a result of this.

-robert

The way to find out: push the tail down to raise the nosewheel
off the ground, and see if the rudder centers. If not, one spring is
probably busted.
Be carerful pushing the tail down. The front spar in the stab is
a little light and cracks easily if this is done regularly. 172s are
worse. Much worse.

that's right,. you shouldn't push these down by the leading ede of the
tail. You should always push on the fuselage bulkhead adjacent.



Bertie