Wings Forum Forum for homebuilt experimental & light sport aircraft pilots, owners, & builders.   Pilots' failure to remove gust lock sparks call for AD Click here to go to the original topic          Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message RSS News Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 14424 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:38 pm    Post subject: Pilots' failure to remove gust lock sparks call for AD   A pilot's lapse in judgment shouldn't be corrected by an airworthiness directive (AD), AOPA has told the FAA. But that's what the agency is trying to do. It recently proposed an AD that would require Viking Air Limited DHC-6 series aircraft be modified "to ensure downward deflection of the elevators when the control lock is installed and the addition of a control lock warning flag." Read more... Back to top            Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB Search Engine Indexer Powered by phpBB 2.0.22 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group