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From: mlf@druxv.UUCP (Fontenot)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Control surface failure
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Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 14:46:13 EST
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I've read of a few cases where gliders have been towed off with the elevator
disconnected (and since most gliders just have an adjustable spring for trim,
there was no trim available either).  On several occasions the glider was
landed safely by using the flaps for pitch control.