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Old 9th June 2008, 02:31 PM   #25 (permalink)
Le Chaud Lapin
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Default Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.

On Jun 9, 1:06 pm, "Robert M. Gary" <N70...@> wrote:
> On Jun 9, 9:34 am, Le Chaud Lapin <jaibudu...@> wrote:
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> > MSFS was the means by which I discovered the mechanism.

>
> > If I had learned in actual aircraft, the question still would have
> > been relevant.

>
> I disagree. I've never had a student have trouble understanding trim.
> I think this is just something that is confusing for the sim guys. As
> such it is more approporiate for a sim group, not a pilot's group.


I never had trouble undestanding it. My ground school instructor said
what was written in the Jeppesen book and moved on.

I think if the book said more about how it worked, there would be no
misunderstanding.

-Le Chaud Lapin-



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