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Video of training for runaway stabilizer trim: https://youtu.be/3pPRuFHR1co https://youtu.be/3pPRuFHR1co (time 2:45) * The clanking sound is the stabilizer tri
by gvb 8y ago
Video of training for runaway stabilizer trim: https://youtu.be/3pPRuFHR1co https://youtu.be/3pPRuFHR1co (time 2:45)
* The clanking sound is the stabilizer trim "runaway". In the video, it starts while the video is zoomed in; when the video zooms out you can see the trim wheels (next to their legs) spinning.
* The trainer (left hand seat) says "rudder", but he means "stabilizer" (he says it correctly later in the video)
* The pilots in a real plane would likely not hear the noise because they will have noise canceling headsets on, but the manual trim adjustment is the big wheel next to their leg that spins very visibly and they would feel the trim pushing the plane's nose down
* The stabilizer trim adjustment is relatively slow - it takes just under 10 seconds to travel end-to-end, so runaway time is going to be at least five seconds.