Tag: Trim

Jet in Deadly Flight May Have Had ‘Trim Issues’: NTSB

HARTFORD, Conn.—A business jet may have experienced problems with its stability before severe roughness caused the death of a passenger, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The NTSB said it’s looking at a “reported trim issue,” a reference to adjustments that are made to an airplane’s control surfaces to ensure it is stable and…


Michigan Program Trains Prisoners to Trim Around Power Lines

JACKSON, Mich.—When Scott Steffes leaves Michigan’s Parnall Correctional Facility this month he anticipates entering a new career that will take him upward of 25 feet above ground. Steffes, 37, is one of more than a dozen prisoners learning how to climb trees and trim branches around power lines as part of DTE Energy’s $70 million…