Rigging issue?

[futr_alaskaflyer]

Richard,
It sounds like your problem lay with the ailerons. But it seems strange that your plane flew level hands off before the rebuild using the same ailerons. Any idea why? I thought of your rigging issue when I ran across this old Cessna Service Letter which concerns the landing light on the SkyMaster. How good of a job did they do in rebuilding the landing light area on your plane? Is there any chance the lense cover is sticking up too much?

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I don't know. Another winter with bungi wing covers? Uncareful handling of the aileron when the wing was being rebuilt? Who knows?

I did look at the landing light assembly - all seems ok there.

[futr_alaskaflyer]

Could it be that now the left wing is correct after repair but a bent aileron which was at one time compensating for a bad wing, is now causing this trim problem.

Winner winner chicken dinner.

Been a long time since I posted, been busy. But my repair job to remove "dished" areas slightly improved but did not fully correct the problem.

So we pulled the ailerons and had them partially rebuilt on a jig last spring. She now flies most beautifully straight Your theory had to be the correct one.

[mit]

Good to hear from you Richard! Glad you are flying strait now! I put 60 hrs on since last Oct. New engine still feels rough to me! Pond froze over the other day. Getting ready for skis!

[futr_alaskaflyer]

Good to hear from you Richard! Glad you are flying strait now! I put 60 hrs on since last Oct. New engine still feels rough to me! Pond froze over the other day. Getting ready for skis!

Well the 170 is straightened out but I'm not Took summer off from flying while I worked down here in Michigan. Thinking of coming up in a few weeks to do something with her either fly her back down here, or...

I'll look you up if I come.