Following yesterdays morning rain, the day cleared to clear blue skies. Consequently this morning was very cold, with frosty grass and hints of mist about the fields. The air was still and I was looking forward to trying the Phoenix in "sports mode" with a little down-trim.
Powering-up the Phoenix I went through the usual regime of control checks - elevator, rudder, aileron , flaps. This morning, however, the ailerons were definitely not paying attention. Almost since I got the plane the wing servos have chattered. I don't know why - all the servos were the same type of factory-installed units, but these two in particular have been chatty.
Anyway, the erratic aileron response meant flying was out of the question - well turning anyway. Powering off and on, a faint hope, produced the same random response so, feeling a little deflated, I carried the Phoenix back to the car across the crunchy grass...
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