Pitch vs. trim in flight phases
"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in
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On May 16, 12:19 pm, gatt wrote:
Ken S. Tucker wrote:
Quick question, (it's been awhile since I've piloted)
is the trim (Cessna 152) in the center, right of the
pilot, and has zero mark to be set null in pre-flight?
Correct. (Well it has a "takeoff position" which is more or less
center.)
In the '74 PA-28R I rent it's between the seats and harder to see,
and takeoff position is about "a quarter-inch back" on the slot since
there's no visible mark. I don't like the trim-wheel there. The first
time I flew in the right seat and reached for the trim handle I
cracked my knuckle against the door.
Ok thanks.
I was ok with the location of the trim wheel, but the adjustment
was too coarse for me, but I could be a bitchy sissy.
My wheel was graduated, with a zero mark and did not quite
give the fine adjustment I wanted. That could be cables out
to the tail, I should have learned the mechanism!
Good grief, he's criticising design now.
Bertie
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