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To: ILS21R

That is possible also, but I would think much less that a minute’s elapsed time for the change. Or maybe not, automated control systems don’t get tired like humans and need the trim to reduce the force required to maintain a selected control input. I used to instruct instrument flying and occasionally had to “train” a student to use a light touch by setting very high, unusual trim tab inputs and have the student fly straight & level, maintaining altitude and heading until his arms and legs began shaking...then I allowed him to trim the forces out. Most weren’t “ham-fisted” after that and became much better instrument pilots.

JC


60 posted on 12/08/2011 4:04:58 PM PST by cracker45
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To: cracker45

That’s how I learned. My instructor put me under the hood, set the plane in extreme attitudes and had me recover. One of those times he brought the plane to a stall and had me recover. After I did, it took me about two seconds to realize that he set the trim way nose up. Flying by wire might lead a pilot to forget to check the trim settings. Especially if buggy software “tried” to trim the plane all by itself.


65 posted on 12/09/2011 5:25:51 AM PST by ILS21R (Never give up)
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