Avanti Missing an Elevator?

[BentOver]

I am curious also what the FAA finds for not noticing a missing elevator in SAN during a walk around.....

Reminds me of the time my captain missed a shattered/missing lens cover on the landing lights on post flight.. I happened to get the batteries on that side and saw it plain as day from the nose of the X. Shattered as all heck from some hail damage.

Some things get missed, but an Elevator? Seems pretty hard to miss a missing critical air foil.

Was it a night flight?

How large are the elevators on a Piaggio? Are they small enought where it could go unnoticed?

 

[BentOver]

Curb feelers sounds good to me but they say it's simply a "lifting surface" since the aircraft has a conventional horizontal stabalizer with elevators. The flaps on the forward wing move in conjunction with the main wing flaps to ease pitch forces with flap deployment.

I'll be able to sleep at night now:beer:j/j

 

[imacdog]

How large are the elevators on a Piaggio? Are they small enought where it could go unnoticed?

Less weight, less drag, less complexity. We should all start flying with an elevator missing!

 

[BentOver]

Less weight, less drag, less complexity. We should all start flying with an elevator missing!

I've been told I have a few screws missing. Does that count

 

[brokeflyer]

King Air's dont have that problem.

 

[jonjuan]

King Air's dont have that problem.

Neither do MU-2s.

 

[OPECJet]

Neither do MU-2s.

I think the MU-2 and sushi are revenge for the US winning WW2. Sorta like the Prius.

 

[Newkem]

King Air's dont have that problem.

Ah but they have their own set of problems. Can you say spar straps?

 

[fob727]

Ah but they have their own set of problems. Can you say spar straps?

Yeah, a bizillion yrs ago.

 

[ultrarunner]

They didn't lose an elevator and fly to another

Then you better call the NTSB and get them on the same story!