Aedui Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 I've noticed on final approach that the elevator down trim indicator is all the way forward (down) every time. No idea if this is normal or not, but it seems a little strange to have to use the full range of down trim travel? Has anyone else seen this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbaviator Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Aedui said: I've noticed on final approach that the elevator down trim indicator is all the way forward (down) every time. No idea if this is normal or not, but it seems a little strange to have to use the full range of down trim travel? Has anyone else seen this? Yeah same, but i think that when on final approach, better reduce speed to Vapp ( 85-90 Mph depending on weight) by doing so, you wont be all the way nose down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanmancz Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) Exactly, you're probably way too fast. I wait until I'm stabilized on the GS and about 3nm out of the airport, ias < 127, my TQ is ~20-25 at that point, select landing flaps, use the yoke to keep the GS, let the ias bleed off and stabilize at ~90 kts, trim it as neccesary, TQ at ~13-17 at this point, then let it bleed off to a touchdown speed of about 80-85, then throttle back, engage reverse and bob's your uncle I just did 10 touch and gos around my airport and it works well, you just can't go too fast. Anything above 100 kts is way too fast. PS: For people having issues with takeoff it is absolutely neccessary to use correct rudder trim for your weight. Also I found out that on the takeoff roll if I start veering out of the centerline I use the rudder trim to correct that. Pedals are usually counterproductive, at least with my Saitek Edited October 27, 2018 by lanmancz typos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aedui Posted October 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 thank you - will give that a try. Have been approaching at 110kts until short final so it sounds as if that is too fast ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ceman Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Smoke me a kipper skipper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aedui Posted October 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Ok - that certainly did the trick. Thanks all. Trim indicator pretty much at neutral all the way down the approach at 90kts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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