mike regish writes:

The only time you need to visually check the trim setting is for takeoff.

I usually take off with trim neutral. I've heard varying opinions
about how to set it for that phase of flight.

While flying, it is set by feel.

But if you set by feel, how do you keep track of how much control
surface movement you have remaining? If the trim has a control
service held very near the limit of its travel, you might run out of
space when you need it.


One thing that might make this more
apparent to you is a feedback controller. I used to use the Force Feedback
controller and it made simming a lot more realistic.

I've heard opinions for and against. Some say it improves the feel,
others say the feel is there but very different from the real thing,
so much so that it's better to do without. Personally, on the one
hand feedback is hard to find and expensive, and on the other the
feedback would vary by aircraft, anyway, so there'd be no one ideal
feedback setting (and I fly with a joystick, while most aircraft are
using a yoke).

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