Flying Crooked & Slow (part2-Aileron Control Rigging) - This Old Airplane

In this week’s episode: TOA continues investigating issues that might be causing our bird to be slower than the manufacturer says it should be. Specifically we re-rig our aileron control system.
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[@littlegreenman1]

Great video Dana. Can't wait to see what happens to this airplane.

[@N9752X]

Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@shellyjoiner1839]

Great video! Liked and subscribed. I have 9653X. I would love to talk to you about some of the plastic interior pieces that you have repaired.

[@N9752X]

Sure, be happy to chat next week if you like...

[@yamashill]

When my 206 was having a hard time making book speeds I wondered if it was aerodynamic related. It turned out to be that my A&P had set my mag timing incorrectly. The timing had been retarded by about 10°. And that turned out to be about 12 knots at cruise.

[@N9752X]

Great idea! I actually started there, as I had just rechecked the timing during the annual inspection. Thanks for watching!

[@Coughtry]

It's pretty bad when you're flying straight - level and uncoordinated. Either that or your cross-controlled. The 172 I'm flying now has almost a full ball deflection when keeping plane level and straight with rudder and neutral aileron. Completely exhausting on Cross country flights when you have to put aileron input just to keep coordinated flight. We'll see if the FBO makes the corrections to my complaint. I would assume this would be considered unairworthy; because this would put the plane in a cross-controlled configuration. When you are performing stalls the ailerons are supposed to be neutral and you're supposed to maintain coordination otherwise you'll induce a spin. Upon approach to land you are in a low and slow attitude, making the danger all that much more.
Luckily I have two other aircraft I can fly, but I'm not so sure the maintenance is any better. Flying in Alaska I can see why there are so many accidents, with so few options in terms of FBO's.

[@N9752X]

Yep, it definitely makes flying a lot more work when the bird you are in isn’t rigged properly, I’d also share your concerns with the safety factor of flying a plane that was as far out of rig as the one you describe, for sure! Thanks for the reminder, I do need to do a follow up to this video, as I most recently did get 52Xray’s rigging squared away to the point where she flies hands-off and coordinated. Although I didn’t take any videos when we did the adjustments, I could surely describe the procedures with some pics and explain the tools involved in the process. Thanks!