> A recent incident occurred here in New Zealand, on a Monowheel XS Rotax 914,
> when a stone got lodged under the control
> universal on take off jamming the controls. The aircraft was jammed in a left
> turn, so the pilot aborted the take off and
> successfully landed the aircraft in an adjacent field.
A similar thing happened on mine, tho not involving flight. It was a
tiny something fouling the CS07/CS08 crank on the back end of the
torque tube, preventing any right aileron. That's a difficult
inspection area, and open to the outside when derigged. The lesson
was that I could feel something was down there, as it bulged the
outside skin when I moved the stick, but it took several tries with an
inspection mirror to spot it. Perhaps best done with a trained mouse
with a tiny "helmet cam?" Anyway, an important inspection area for
any loose nut, tie wrap, or construction debris that can find its way
to foul CS08.
Regards,
Fred F.
N3EU
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