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I just got off the phone with Tech Support. It was suggested to try a car battery to check for movement. So I opened...

My trim motor sat in the back of a semi trailer for 20 years and wouldn't move when I tested it. I opened it up and...

My Trim actuator has been sitting on my bench for 8 months. I did try to connect in both directions. There isn?t even...

Thank you Alex! I have a multimeter that of course I can?t find, but it?s probably the simplest piece of electrical...

If you have NO movement whatsoever when connecting a known good battery source to the leads of the motor, try reversing...

You do not need to wire in the switch. Just touching the wires to any of those power sources should have made it move....

Follow up question for this thread. I was installing the trim actuator today and decided to test it before I got too...

When I began this project and I loaded the droop tips on the truck I knew I would never mount them. They are obscenely...

Cool beans! Motor sounds soooo good! Lot's to do to keep you (mostly) out of trouble. Won't be long now!!

No. And here's why: When the plane is trimmed out very little pressure is needed to fly the plane normally. And...

Thanks Brett. I agree someone in quality control really dropped the ball on this one. The recall was on all IS engines...

Outstanding. Great idea, Brett. Did you bond the alodined clamp to the push tube to avoid potential slippage?

Woo hoo! Looking fantastic, Alex. Can't wait to see it fly!

I'm probably going to do something very similar to what Brett shows in his post above. I have it mocked up right now...

Hey Chris, Here's how I attached the servo arm to the elevator pushrod. I made an aluminum bracket in such a...

A lot more hours in the past couple of weeks. To the untrained eye the plane looks pretty much the same as last month ...

I'm not impressed with Rotax delivering this $$$$$ flagship engine with such a glaring basic flaw in the metallurgy. ...

There is a Ridgerunner Skyraider group on Facebook Someone there can probably help you.

Well, the 916 is down for the hopefully last Service Bulletin....... The gearbox is headed in for a new case after...

Eric, old post, I know. However, I'm just getting to this step with my own Series 5. Thanks for the photos of your...

Bumping my own thread, anybody have any info on Rocky Mountain Wing landing gear?

Brett, Thanks for sharing. Those morning shots with fog in the valley are precious!

Woke up early for the Dawn Patrol a few days ago! Flew from Bolivar to Lebanon, Mo. just because I could. Beautiful...

I recently discovered these when fabricating a modification to my car (coolant vent line). The "tool" looks...

Now THAT is a minimalist instrument panel!

A big box arrived from Grand Rapids. I have started trying to place the 10.1 EFIS and the servos for pitch and roll. ...