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Subject: Re: Steep Turns: To Trim, or Not to Trim?
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If you are intersted mostly in  passing the practical, trim.

If you are interested mostly in learning more about flying an airplane, don't
trim.



John Stephens wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 17:07:41 GMT, Brandywine@ANTISPAMwriteme.com (Sam)
> wrote:
>
> >    During the initial phases of my steep turn practice, I
> >experimented with trim settings. I eventually settled on very little
> >trim, or even none at all. I found that if  out all of the back
> >pressure is trimmed out, recovery becomes very awkward because I find
> >myself frantically returning the trim wheel to the level flight
> >position, while holding significant forward pressure. This invariably
> >seems to result in "crude" recoveries---excessive altitude deviation
> >and/or unacceptable deviation from the entry heading. Of course, I fly
> >Tampicos, not Cessnas.
> >   As you can imagine, this technique results in lots of back
> >pressure--sometimes I worry about snapping the elevator cables--but
> >one things for sure, you really "feel" the turn.
> >   My CFI seems to have no problem with my method, though I've got a
> >hunch most of you will suggest trimming out most or all of the back
> >pressure.
> >   Is my technique preposterous?
> >Sam
> >52 hours
>
> I too do not adjust the trim, but find that adding between 50 and 100 rpm
> eliminates much of the "desire" to retrim.  :-)
> --
> John Stephens  (remove spaces for legal email address)
> s t e p h e n s @ p o b o x . c o m

