 DX-7.... explain this!
Here's the vid and pic... This is the first day the Extra 260 has been in the air. We checked the control surfaces & the ailerons were backwards... corrected that & flew the plane. Flew a helicopter and then got the 260 out for a second flight (like 15 minutes later.) On takeoff, the 260 does a roll and goes in. The plane is pretty totalled - all that's holding the nose on is the throttle pushrod. The Moki 180 needs a checkup too... pitts muffler... prop.... spinner....
On the crash site, everything works, but the ailerons are backwards. What the hell? How did that happen? So we change it in the DX-7, turn it off & back on... the DX-7 "forgot" the change to the ailerons! Check the vid - how is this happening?
Horizon is getting a call tomorrow to see what is going on and what they will do. This is not good. The DX-7 has worked fine for over a year now and has 14 aircraft in memory. We have a "Warbird Night" a week from now at our club & this has several of them on it. It needs to work and be working 100% for sure!
(note: the video file will need it's extension changed from ".avi" to ".mpg" for it to play. I had to re-name it to .avi so I could upload the file to FG.
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